This story contains references to suicide and discusses assisted dying.

Morecambe, United Kingdom – It is an overcast day in late July. An hour before our scheduled meeting at Lancaster train station, 71-year-old Alex Pandolfo sends a message on WhatsApp.

He writes that despite our video call two weeks ago, he cannot remember what I look like. “I hope you don’t think this rude. … If you see me, please just give me a kick,” he adds in jest.

When I approach him on the platform, he hesitates for a moment, then a tentative smile breaks across his face, widening as recognition sets in.

To make sure he made it to the train station that morning, Pandolfo set a couple of alarms the night before. When the first rang at 7am, he staggered out of bed and glanced at a picture of Morticia Addams pa

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