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[quote=Anonymous]I have mixed feelings about these responses. It is clearly easier for children to have professionals care for their aging parents. My mother's ONE expressed wish in old age was to die at home (where she had lived with my father, the love of her life, and raised her children). The nursing homes we visited were VERY depressing. Full of people who were in cognitive decline, half of whom were moaning or crying out that they wanted to go home. The staff had too many patients to attend to, and did not seem particularly fulfilled shall we say. So, I get both interests, and have a hard time labeling one party selfish over the other. Aging is just very difficult. I am not sure that increasing life expectancy in a society that is not set up to support old people with compassion is a good thing. [/quote]
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