Brittany Maynard ended her life Saturday because she was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.

The 29-year-old woman lived out her life's final stages as she wanted and publicly announced that she wanted to take her own life. She decided to move to Oregon where she would be able to use the "die with dignity" law. It's legal to undergo physician-assisted suicide in the state.

Back in January, Maynard was diagnosed with brain cancer and doctors predicted she had a few months to live. Eleven months later, she decided she would choose her own fate on Nov. 1. Her last days were filled with her checking off precious moments on her bucket list.

Shortly before Maynard died, she wrote a Facebook post.

"The world is a beautiful place, travel has been my greatest teacher, my close friends and folks are the greatest givers," she said.

Maynard traveled to many places including, Yellowstone National Park, Alaska and the Grand Canyon. Her husband accompanied her on the Grand Canyon trip, as she wanted to wait until after his birthday to take the final steps in her decision.

Compassion and Choices, a group working to expand the death-with-dignity option, publicized Maynard's fight for the right to her own life. She chronicled videos about it on their website.

"When people criticize me for not, not like waiting longer or whatever they've decided is best for me, it hurts because really I risk it every day that I wake up, and I do it because I still feel good enough, and I still have enough joy, and I still laugh and smile with my family and friends enough that it doesn't seem like the right time right now," she said in a video post. "But it will come because I feel myself getting sicker. I feel it happening each week."

Maynard was an only child and wished to end her life with her husband, mother, stepfather and best friend by her side.

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