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[quote=Anonymous]Here's part of the issue IMO:

You are dealing with people that are literally scared to (and of) death. It's pointing its sharp finger a fraction of an inch from their face and staring them down. And it's happened a lot more quickly than they realized. Life goes by fast. And they are very, very frightened.

None of this is an excuse to treat others badly or have unrealistic expectations, especially by their own children.

Support? Yes. Sacrifice your own life? No.

IMO there needs to be more conversation among adults (no matter their age) as to what kind of "life" they want should they become permanently debilitated AND there is no means of doing home-care. It needs to start sinking into everyone's minds that (typically) the only answer is some sort of institutionalized care.

I think once people (and society in general) psychologically accept the odds are they will wind up in a full-time care facility at some point, the easier it may make it when that time comes.

We have to go from the mindset of , "I don't want to go to a nursing home." to "When I have to go to a nursing home..."
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