A terminally ill man has announced the date of his death on LinkedIn, just days before his plans to travel to Switzerland in order to end his life surrounded by his family.

Simon Binner, 57, from Surrey, said he has plans to die in the Eternal Spirit in Basel on Monday following his diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease earlier this year.

"My MND accelerated very rapidly. The sawbones initially thought I would last until 2017/2018, but they were mistaken- no worries it's an inexact science" He also went on to say that there was "nothing positive" about his disease.

MND is a neurodegenerative condition where specialist nerve cells in the brain stop working, causing a rapid loss of muscle control. There is no cure yet.

The businessman, educated at Cambridge, also said his funeral will be help next month.
Mr Binner criticised the UK law preventing assisted suicide calling it "nonsense".

Debbie Binner, 51, said her husband's condition was like "waking up to a nightmare every day".
Mr Binner's wife of 14 years said her husband had changed from a "high energy workaholic" with a "huge group of friends" to being unable to care for himself in just "seven months"

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Hi Queen,

Nice topic but it would have been nice if you started off with an opinion. I'll keep it short. I think yes it should be allowed.

I think we live in a cruel world and we as a society like to pander to the lowest people in our communities. If someone is suffering from a disease that doesn't have a cure or treatment, that person should be in charge of his own life and do whatever feels right. (After some councilling from close family and doctors)

Announcing something like this on social media isn't the approach I would have taken. I think this person is scum for doing it, UNLESS there are outside laws, people, or something supernatural stopping him and he is looking for support to undermine these 'forces'. This is an extremely personal endeavor, and doing it in front of 7 billion people is a bit bizarre.

Anyhow, my two cents... Again. Nice change in topics.