Mauricio Kubrusly thought about euthanasia after being diagnosed with the disease, his wife says

Mauricio Kubrusly thought about euthanasia after being diagnosed with the disease, his wife says


Mauricio Kubrusly’s wife says she considered euthanasia after diagnosis

Former Globo reporter, who spent years at Fantastic, Maurizio Kubrusly He had been away from the profession since 2019, when he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. The journalist currently lives in the south of Bahia with his wife, Beatriz Goulart.




In an interview with the magazine ‘Veja’, Maurício’s partner opened her heart and talked a little about the discovery of the disease. “Maurício remained aware of what was happening for a long time. So much so that, in the midst of the pandemic, after almost two decades of a relationship in separate homes, he proposed: ‘It’s time we lived together. I’m forgetting things'”, recalled the communicator’s struggle, which has lasted for 7 years.

Because she did not know how long she would live with the disease, Beatriz Goulart revealed that Mauricio Kubrusly considered euthanasia, a procedure in which the individual asks to die without pain. The practice is banned in Brazil, but is legal in some countries.

However, the former journalist’s wife made him give up the idea. “In a situation like the one we are going through, death is a problem. Mauricio even mentioned following the same path chosen by Antonio Cicero [escritor falecido em outubro deste ano por eutanásia]. “I have nothing else to do here,” he once said. I talked him out of the idea. I won’t be a widow. But I’m preparing for the day he forgets my name.”he reported.

It is worth mentioning that the life of Maurício Kubrusly will be shown in an original documentary by Globoplay. The work, entitled ‘Kubrusly: There will always be mystery therereports his old reports, as well as covering details of the journalist’s personal life.

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Source: Terra

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