about ten seconds, ten seconds, that is, and their brain gradually shuts down and ultimately their body shuts down. nobody suffocates, and there s no pain, and it s a very comfortable, simple and easy death and one that i have personally witnessed, and i can testify that there s no pain and there certainly is not suffocation. so you say there s no pain, but you say that your exit guides are there with the helium tanks and plastic hoods and help assist these individuals who want to die? well, yes, we re there to comfort the person. if you were going to end your life, wouldn t you like to have somebody with you? maybe someone to offer you a little compassion and maybe hold your hand as you were on your way out? that s all we do. comfort people and hold their hand.
in taking their own life. one member of a police force says that a tank of helium and a plastic hood actually leads to the death by suffocation, and the gas escapes, leaving no evidence that the death was intentional. they go on to talk about the exit guides that are a part of your group, the people, the individuals, that attend these sessions. they are actually at the death bed offering emotional support and then take away the tank and other evidence of suicide, leaving family members and authorities to suspect that the death was natural. how do you respond to undercover agents that say they ve witnessed these approaches? well, to begin with, nobody suffocates. the description is a little wrong. one people die the way that it is described, what happens is that they lose consciousness in