Brittany Maynard was 29 years old when she was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in January 2014 months after her wedding. She was told in April she was given six months to live or less. Brittany then made the decision to move to Oregon where they supported the Death with Dignity Act. The Death with Dignity Act gave her the option to take pills that would end her life if the conditions became unbearable so she was able to die surrounded by her loved ones. Both Brittany and her family made the conclusion that no treatment would save her so Brittany decided to make the most of the time she had left. She then contacted Compassion & Choices, an end-of-life rights advocacy group, to help promote the video he had posted on YouTube about Death
