"The treatments don't work the same for everyone": a patient in Parkinson asks for help to die in Belgium

A Lille man with Parkinson's disease left this Thursday morning in Brussels for assisted suicide. A rare approach for this type of pathology which is invalid but not fatal.

This Thursday, April 24, 2025, Pierre Cousein, Lille with Parkinson's disease, will travel to Brussels for a euthanasia planned for months. A few days before his last trip, this 48-year-old computer scientist, full of humour and philosophy, has opened his door to us to share his last moments, in joy and serenity.

Peruvian actor Renato Rossini, 54, revealed that he suffered from Parkinson’s disease. A situation that took many by surprise, because we commonly associate this disease with elderly people. However, this neurological disease can occur at any age. “Parkinson is a degenerative, invalidating disease and has no cure. It can appear at any age, but with more incidence in older adults,” explains the geriatric doctor Carlos Sandoval, who indicates the …

A 48-year-old Frenchman suffering from Parkinson's is preparing to end his life through euthanasia.

A 48-year-old French man has chosen a dignified death in Belgium after battling Parkinson's disease for ten years.

After ten years of fighting Parkinson's disease, Pierre Cousein, a 48-year-old computer scientist from Lille, decided to put an end to his days in a framed way in Belgium.