The boyfriend of a physically healthy Dutch woman who revealed she was going to end her life by euthanasia on her 34th birthday has paid a heartbreaking tribute to her, wishing her “no more pain” and saying he will “always” love her.
Jolanda Fun revealed this month that she hopes to become the last person in the Netherlands to receive a doctor-assisted death, saying that despite the love of her partner, family and friends, she is in “constant pain” due to mental health problems.
On April 25, the day she planned her death, her partner Peter Silvius wrote her a moving message on Facebook. ‘Sweet Jolanda,’ she said, ‘this is your day, the day of your birthday and the day when your wish comes true, a day with two faces.
‘I will miss you so much as you begin your final journey to a place where you will find peace and have no more pain. I love you, always in my heart, have a good last trip and see you later xx’
The 34-year-old responded to her loved one with kissing emojis and a short message that read, “Thank you, honey.” She hasn’t posted anything since then and it’s unclear if she followed through with her planned death.
Jolanda Fun, a physically healthy Dutch woman who suffers from depression and other mental health problems, will be euthanized today on her 34th birthday.
Peter Silvius has shared a heartbreaking tribute to his partner whom he wished “no more pain.” The image shows the man believed to be Peter.
On April 25, the day she planned her death, Jolanda’s partner, Peter Silvius, wrote her a moving message on Facebook.
Earlier this month in an interview with Sunday weatherJolanda revealed that she was in a relationship with a 51-year-old man who ‘knew from the beginning that this would happen.’
“But he really wants to have a good time together, and he still wants to,” she added, admitting that the situation was “confusing.”
Shortly after making the post directed at Jolanda, Peter shared a short clip from an Instagram dating page in what appeared to be another touching tribute to her.
The meaningful text read: “I have never loved anyone like I love you.” Cry for you.
‘No matter what you do, I can’t stop loving you. I can’t make myself forget you.
He continued, “I’ve never missed anyone as much as I miss you.” No one in this world means as much to me as you do.
Peter’s Facebook page was updated in January to show the couple’s relationship.
Jolanda has been preparing for her death for some time, even printing funeral invitations that read: “Born of love, let yourself be carried away by love… After a very hard life, she chose the peace she longed for.”
The physically healthy young woman said her goal was assisted dying since she discovered from a psychiatrist two years ago that Dutch law allows euthanasia for psychiatric reasons.
Peter shared a short clip from an Instagram dating page in what appeared to be another touching tribute to her.
The couple’s Facebook relationship status, which Peter shared on his account in January.
Jolanda faced mental health issues from the age of seven, battling an eating disorder, depression, autism and mild learning difficulties.
He said in an interview this month that he would prefer his life end peacefully rather than attempt suicide.
Despite having his family, friends and a small dog, he said he hides what he feels inside, describing it as “darkness, overstimulation, chaos in my head, loneliness.”
He added that his decision to want to “get out of life” was also affected by the fact that his mother and father were sick and “fighting to stay alive.”
Jolanda described what made her decide she wanted to end her life through euthanasia, calling it a “death with dignity” that allows a person’s loved ones to be there.
“The rules are very strict,” he said of his decision and the long road until his wish was granted. “You don’t just get euthanasia, there’s a whole journey.”
The Netherlands’ main euthanasia clinic, the Expertisecentrum Euthanasie, reportedly denied a request to handle Jolanda’s case last month.
The Netherlands’ main euthanasia clinic, the Expertisecentrum Euthanasie (pictured), reportedly denied a request to handle Jolanda’s case last month.
The latest figures from the Regional Monitoring Committees (RTE) of the Netherlands show that 8,720 people ended their lives by euthanasia in 2022, an increase of 14 percent on the previous year.
However, after finding a psychiatrist who would carry it out and receiving approval from a third specialist doctor just over two weeks ago, her case reached the threshold that allows assisted dying to go ahead under Dutch law.
Figures show that 138 people suffering from mental health problems were euthanized in 2023, representing 1.5 percent of euthanasia cases in the Netherlands that year.
The Netherlands is one of only three EU countries where the practice of assisted dying is legal, and human rights groups argue that it gives people battling terminal or disabling illnesses the right to end their suffering. human form.
The data revealed that 8,720 people in the Netherlands ended their lives through euthanasia in 2022, an increase of 14 percent from the previous year.
This figure increased again in 2023 to 9,068, and the number of reported cases quadrupled between 2005 and 2023.
The 2022 figure represented 5.1 percent of all deaths in the country, but the real figure could be much higher as research suggests around 20 percent of euthanasia deaths go unreported, according to media Dutch.
No scientific research has been carried out to establish a reason for the dramatic increase in people choosing euthanasia, according to the Netherlands’ Regional Monitoring Committees (RTE) that track deaths.
Under Dutch law, a person who wishes to end their life for mental health reasons must meet six conditions.
They must be mentally competent, have a long-standing desire for euthanasia, the decision must be made of their own free will, they must have been informed of all alternative treatments and there can be no other reasonable solution.
Your eligibility to end your life must also be confirmed by independent doctors and can only be carried out under very specific guidelines.
The vast majority of euthanasia cases are granted to people over sixty years of age with terminal illnesses.
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