"I believed I was going to die soon. It was a preview of when I will actually face my mortality. When that time comes, I want to and believe I have the right to participate in deciding how my life will end."

Allyne Hammer is a patient-directed care and medical aid-in-dying advocate who is living with lymphoma and a brain tumor.

Allyne Hammer is an advocate for patient-directed care and medical aid in dying. Allyne, who is living with lymphoma and a brain tumor, has taken control of her healthcare and is committed to living and dying on her own terms.