Armand Exsteyl, an 88-year old retired postal employee living in the assisted living centre ‘Zonnebloem’ in Zwijnaarde (Ghent – Belgium) together with his wife Margriet. She suffers from dementia, Armand has been taking care of her for years. After a first treatment for a cancer earlier detected, Armand fell ill again. He decided to discontinue the therapy and to treat the pain with pain killers until euthanasia would end his suffering.