In this Oct. 21, 2014, photo provided by TheBrittanyFund.org, Brittany Maynard poses with her husband, Dan Diaz, at the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.(Photo: AP)
Brittany Maynard ended her own life in November 2014 after being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.
The 29-year-old became the face of the right-to-death movement when she moved to Portland, Ore., so she could legally make the decision to end her own life.
She chronicled her last few months on social media. Her
YouTube video pronouncing her decision to end her life gained 11 million views.
Maynard's husband, Dan Diaz, spoke about her final day and what life's been like since her death in an interview with Meredith Vieira.
Diaz said Maynard knew it was her "time to go" after she experienced another seizure on the morning of Nov.1.
While it was a "struggle" to let Maynard go, Diaz said he couldn't ask his wife to suffer for him or anyone else.
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"The seizure that morning was a reminder of what she was risking because what was coming next was losing her eyesight, becoming paralyzed and an inability to speak. And then she would essentially be trapped in her own body,"
Diaz told Vieira.
While Maynard was checking items off her bucket list, her husband told Vieira he went to the drug store to pick up the medication that would soon end his wife's life.
He said she took the medication at home after walking with her family and dog.
Within 5-minutes of taking the mixture of sedatives, respiratory system depressants and water, Maynard was asleep in her bed and 30-minutes later she was gone, according to Diaz.
"It truly was the most peaceful experience that you could ever hope for when you talk about a person's passing," Dan told Meredith. "I carry (her driver license) with me and any time I open my wallet I see her smiling face."
TODAY aired a first look at the interview on Wednesday morning. The full interview will air later Wednesday on
The Meredith Vieria Show.
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