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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes. I think some people on here assume they will stay their lovely selves in old age and the adult children will be thrilled to help.They also assume their adult children won't have any of their own all-consuming life stressors or their own illness. It all happens in far too many cases.

I have seen what angry/combative/paranoid dementia looks like with my mother and I give my children permission to drop me off at Memory care and not look back. Nobody should have to deal with abuse. My dad did not become abusive but declined into not being able to do ANYTHING without assistance and he was miserable and suffering. I really want to track cognition and fly off to a country that allows assisted suicide before I am too far gone to consent, but in the meantime i am eating lots of greens, getting magnesium, managing mental health, learning new things, and doing all the things in the hope I can some how prevent this horrible fate.[/quote]

I hear you! I just had a parent pass a year ago who was extremely difficult and clueless about it; I have another less difficult one but also considering themself more independent than they really are. 
I am afraid though that I won’t be able to make good judgement when my time comes! The will to live is no joke [/quote]

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