She added: “The doctor really takes her time. It is not that they walk in and say, ‘lay down please!’ Most of the time it is first a cup of coffee to settle the nerves and create a soft atmosphere.” Ter Beek continues, “Then she asks if I am ready. I will take my place on the couch. She will once again ask if I am sure, and she will start up the procedure and wish me a good journey. Or, in my case, a nice nap, because I hate it if people say, ‘Safe journey.’ I’m not going anywhere.”

Next, the doctor gives her a sedative, followed by a drug that will stop her heart.

Once ter Beek is declared dead, a review committee evaluates her death, ensuring protocol was followed for a lawful ending of life.

Not wanting a grave that her boyfriend will have to maintain, ter Beek adds, “I did not want to burden my partner with having to keep the grave tidy. We have not picked an urn yet, but that will be my new house!”

After, she says her unnamed boyfriend will scatter her ashes in “a nice spot in the woods” that the two chose earlier.