ʃmˈɪt wʌz ˈæskt dʒˈʌst ɐ fjˈuː ˈaʊɚz bᵻfˌoːɹ hiː dˈaɪd ɪf hiː wˈɔntᵻd mˈɛdɪkəl kˈɛɹ, bˌʌt hiː ɹᵻfjˈuːzd bɪkˈʌz ɪt wʊd dɪsɹˈʌpt ðə sˈɪmptəmz ðæt hiː wʌz dˈɑːkjuːməntɪŋ.
Schmidt was asked just a few hours before he died if he wanted medical care, but he refused because it would disrupt the symptoms that he was documenting.