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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is why everyone feels the boomers are so selfish they live so long and then instead of using the wealth they took from their children for inheritance they burn it up in elderly care[/quote]

What should they do then, kill themselves?[/quote]

Stop life prolonging measures.  That's what I will do.  It's actually pretty simple.   If it's pain just give me pain killer, let me get addicted, then I'll die a painless death.  Seriously, I won't need a new hip after 70 or a heart or whatever, just pain killer if I'm in pain.[/quote]

It is not that simple. What if you get dementia? My MIL has had dementia now for 7 years. She doesn’t take any medications. Her life has been basically miserable for the past 7+ years. She gets no enjoyment out of anything, isn’t aware of her surroundings, doesn’t know who anyone is…she is just surviving w basically no quality of life. But physically she’s quite healthy and strong and she’s in her early 70s. Drs say she could live a long time like this potentially. We’ve heard sometimes ppl w dementia will refuse to eat/drink. If she did that, we’d let her die that way (I know it sounds awful) but so far she has a very healthy appetite, surprisingly. The most likely way I see her dying at this point is if she gets covid or the flu or some other respiratory virus that turns into pneumonia otherwise I’m afraid this could continue for many years.[/quote]

Usually you still have lucid periods before you are diagnosed/when you are diagnosed. I will make the decision to end it during a lucid period. I'm not taking meds or any of that BS. [/quote]

PP just said her MIL doesn’t take meds. [/quote]

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