I Promised My Sister I Would Write About How She Chose to Die

I Promised My Sister I Would Write About How She Chose to Die
By Steven Petrow, Guest Columnist
New York Times
December 28, 2023
On the day before my sister Julie died, I lay down on her bed and held her gingerly in my arms, afraid that any pressure would hurt her. She had lost so much weight that she looked like a stick figure I might have drawn when we were kids. ... Julie never wavered in her decision, which proved a godsend for the rest of us. ... I also vowed to keep my promise to tell this story, a brother’s last act of devotion to a sister he loved beyond all measure.