LOMBARD, Ill. - Deb Robertson says she's elated that Illinois is one step closer to becoming the 11th state in the country to legalize medical aid in dying, also known as 'the right to die act.'

"It's been a long road, but we've made progress and I'm hopeful Governor Pritzker will sign this bill as soon as possible," Robertson said.

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Robertson has been fighting a rare and deadly form of cancer , called neuroendocrine carcinoma, for three years. She says the disease has begun to progress more rapidly.

"I am now experiencing tumors in my brain and having radiation on that," she said. "I'm currently on my seventh type of treatment and continuing to fight every day to live."

The bill passed on Friday on the last day of the Illinois General Assembly's fall Veto sess

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