Colombian woman with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis will be the first to be euthanized

Colombian woman, Martha Lidia Sepúlveda, suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the same disease that Esteban Bullrich suffers from. At 51 years old and with increasingly advanced disease, she will be the first in the country to obtain euthanasia without having a terminal illness.

The 51-year-old received the worst diagnosis three years ago, but in the home stretch the ailments escalated to the point of not receiving answers from her extremities. Since he confirmed that he was going to be euthanized, he assures that he will be able to better enjoy life.

In Colombia, euthanasia for terminal illnesses was approved six years ago and to date they have had less than 200 requests. However, last July it was decided to extend it to non-terminal illnesses. A few days later, Sepúlveda received permission to execute him.

His family says it is not an easy situation. Your son regrets making this decision but prioritizes so that she can spend her last days of life as happily as possible. They accept and support your need to stop suffering. For this reason, the date chosen was thought out methodically.

Martha Lidia Sepúlveda admits that she is very religious, so she is sure that God would not want to see her suffer more. The whole family faithfully goes to church every Sunday. Thus, the day of euthanasia will be October 10 at 7 a.m., so that his relatives can cremate him and receive his remains before mass.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as ALS, rose to global prominence thanks to the brilliant mind of physicist and astrophysicist Steven Hopkins. In Argentina, the most relevant case is that of Senator Esteban Bullrich, who was able to return to the Senate yesterday and was applauded by his colleagues.

ALS is a rare progressive degenerative disease. It directly affects the nervous system. The first symptoms may be a lack of ability to move the arms or legs, or speech problems. To be able to determine this strange diagnosis, they detail from the association of the disease in Argentina, it can take between one and two years.