Tony Scott, the well known Hollywood director of such films as Top Gun and Crimson Tide was afflicted with the same disease (brain cancer) and also committed suicide a couple of years ago. He jumped from a bridge.
But Brittany seems to have fallen into a category that have no intention of seeing their lives out.. but also demands public attention and PITY..and especially AFFIRMATION of the act in some sordid family ritual.
It does not disguise the fact that suicide is the coward's way out. It denies fundamentally any concept of dignity, purpose, responsibility, destiny in life.. unless it can be lived in settings of absolute comfort and security. But that's not what life is all about.
It rejects any idea of the redeeming value of suffering.. which is at heart of Christian.. and in fact most faiths. It implicates the family, the medical profession and society in a conspiracy of aiding and abetting an act of utter hopelessness and capitulation.. leaving a residue of guilt and moral ambiguity for all.
People have always muddled through their 'last agonies' as the Church describes them. Their discomfort can be alleviated. But this was a very selfish and ill considered act. It hardly warrants celebrity status. It might deserve compassion, but not empathy. It seems she was putting forward a case that misery craves company.