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[quote=Anonymous]It has been my experience with similar diagnoses that the person who is afflicted still feels “like themselves” for a long time after symptoms are apparent to others. Straight denial can also be a big factor. I wouldn’t be surprised if he just said yes to all these movies before his loved ones had the ability to stop him. Regular people go through this all the time with travel and driving. I bet everyone who has been a caregiver for someone with cognitive decline has a story about something their loved one believed they could do or were going to do long past the point where they could. Everyone thinks “oh if I get that diagnosis I’ll just end it” but by the time you get to the diagnosis, it’s not like your now cognition is in there understanding the diagnosis. You’ve become a new and different person. It’s really hard and will be really hard for his family no matter their resources. [/quote]
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