> So if we lived in Colorado, when he actually wanted to die, he would be unable to fulfill these requirements. Colorado's law is fairly specific to those that

> So if we lived in Colorado, when he actually wanted to die, he would be unable to fulfill these requirements. Colorado's law is fairly specific to those that are imminently terminal (6 months or less), so most forms of dementia do not qualify. I'm terribly sorry for what your father, your family, and you are going through. I wish I had some words of comfort, but really there is nothing good about where dementia will take him or your family. I went through a fairly similar experience with my father who had PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy - http://www.psp.org/ http://www.psp.org/). Early on in the disease he was aware of his mental decline and expressed a desire to end his own life. Everyone was concerned and the doctors ended up putting him on antidepressants. If only we had known how bad things would get... There are many forms of dementia, and nearly all of them involve a horrible quality of life at the end. My brothers and I joke about taking up skydiving in our retirement and packing our own parachutes. If our mental acuity declines to the point where we pack the chute wrong, then at least it would be a quick end.