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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Man here taking care of his 84-year-old mother with mid-stage dementia.  Her expressed/documented wishes are that she does not want to continue living once she cannot clean/dress/feed herself, and our family has a successful track record with assisted suicide.  [b]The key to making this work is being retired and all kids grown. [/b] She is five years into a prognosis of having 8 years to live.  I consider it a gift to me and her that I can be with her and care for her in the final few years of her life.  Lean in, people.  (Convincing my wife of the rightness of this plan is a remaining challenge.)[/quote]

Yeah, and you realize the bolded doesn't apply to many of us, right?  My parents could easily need this level of help when my kids are teens, and I won't compromise parenting them during that challenging stage, nor would I ever want them to prioritize me at the end of my life over their own children.  You are lucky that your children are grown and you're retired.  Please have some compassion for those without that level of freedom.[/quote]

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