We have one final moment for you. The most final moment. Really, how can we look at any point of human friction, do any show called On The Brink, without considering the biggest brink of all.

Pearl Barley has been working to make plans for her own death. She's come to believe her osteoarthritis will overtake her and she wants to depart on her own terms. Because of the myriad legal issues involved in the practice of autoeuthanasia, Pearl Barley is not her name. She’s worried the government will come and try to prevent her from harming herself.

I got Pearl on the phone.