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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With Respect, it’s not *me* wanting to prolong his life. *he* Wants to prolong his life.

If he may suffer in the future, he is not suffering now, and he wants to have as many days as he can in his one life he will ever have. He wants aggressive treatment.

I think the attitude you express is why it has been so hard for him to get decent therapy. Last year it became hard for him to swallow. He wanted a feeding tube. I think doctors would say “what’s the point” And they see people on feeding tubes who they think should not be, people with dementia. But he has spent the last year living a very good life with my mother, on this feeding tube at home.

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He has dementia and is on a feeding tube. You say he is having a good life, but is your mother? How often are you over there giving your mother a break? Is it really fair for your mother to have his life extended when he has dementia and additional problems. Doctors often look at the whole dynamic and realize how many women suffer when they end up having to take care of someone who wants aggressive treatment. [/quote]

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