Johan Boskamp doesn’t want to do it anymore after his grandson’s suicide: “They ask, but…” – Voetbalkrant.com

The world stopped for a moment Johan Boskampwhen his 19-year-old grandson killed himself in November 2022. The analyst also suffered from heart problems around that time.

“One day I said to my doctor: ‘Let’s stop it, I don’t need it anymore.’ “No, you shouldn’t, Jan,” was his reply. “We’re going to do everything we can to get you back on track.”

Boskamp didn’t want to live like a greenhouse plant. The doctor assured me that this would not happen. “But I have an agreement that if I find myself in a situation where I can no longer function on my own, I want euthanasia.”

The death of Dennis’ grandson changed everything. “When my son called me that Wednesday night about Dennis’ suicide, the ground sank under my feet. You sometimes hear that grief puts you off, but that’s not the case. I think about it all the time.”

Until then, Boskamp made a trip every year with his sons and grandchildren, but he doesn’t want or can do that anymore. “They’ll ask your grandfather again, but I don’t know. Things will never be the same as they were before Dennis’ death. I always miss one. That runs deep, very deep.”