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Alzheimers would result in a shrug, just like how you would shrug if someone told you you're gonna die one day. Alzheimer's isn't like being dead though. It's

Alzheimers would result in a shrug, just like how you would shrug if someone told you you're gonna die one day. Alzheimer's isn't like being dead though. It's an incredibly painful reminder to everyone you've every loved that you are no longer "you", but they have to take care of you every day anyways. Painfully re-opening wounds every time you don't remember who they are, or hurt yourself from confusion. It's a continuous living purgatory for your loved ones, with you gone but not gone. I'd rather live the best, unhealthiest life, and hope I'm dead dead from other causes before I can cause so much pain to the ones I love.

bdamm 9y ago
Indeed. Personally I am confused by those wishing to die in their sleep. I'd prefer to be totally awake, cognitively aware that I'm dying. People think I'm joking when I say I'd like a violent death, if the alternative is Alzheimer's. The trouble is a) knowing that I have it and b) having the drive to annihilate myself before I no longer can do it myself. Fortunately I live in a state where suicide is legal and available by pill, and that's a great option if I can't build up the drive to rig my death some other way.
- ohhhlol 9y ago
  > Fortunately I live in a state where suicide is legal and available by pill for Alzheimer's? http://assisted-dying.org/blog/2011/01/10/can-an-alzheimers-victim-end-their-own-life/ http://assisted-dying.org/blog/2011/01/10/can-an-alzheimers-... 'There is nowhere in the U.S. someone with Alzheimer’s disease can legally commit suicide with the help of a physician or friend. (Suicide itself is not a crime.) People with Alzheimer’s are not considered competent, and the disease is generally not considered terminal because a person often does not die within six months of a diagnosis.'
- averagewall 9y ago
  How would you make the decision that right now is the time to kill yourself? If future you can't wait one more day, then why didn't he do it yesterday? I think there would be a general decline in life quality but with ups and downs so you'll never know if tomorrow will be better than today so there may be no clear point when you're sure you don't want anymore. Once you've lost too much of your mind to really know what's going on, you're not someone who should be trusted to make that decision- just as we don't think mentally ill people should be trusted with that decision.

bdamm 9y ago

Indeed. Personally I am confused by those wishing to die in their sleep. I'd prefer to be totally awake, cognitively aware that I'm dying. People think I'm joking when I say I'd like a violent death, if the alternative is Alzheimer's. The trouble is a) knowing that I have it and b) having the drive to annihilate myself before I no longer can do it myself. Fortunately I live in a state where suicide is legal and available by pill, and that's a great option if I can't build up the drive to rig my death some other way.

ohhhlol 9y ago
> Fortunately I live in a state where suicide is legal and available by pill for Alzheimer's? http://assisted-dying.org/blog/2011/01/10/can-an-alzheimers-victim-end-their-own-life/ http://assisted-dying.org/blog/2011/01/10/can-an-alzheimers-... 'There is nowhere in the U.S. someone with Alzheimer’s disease can legally commit suicide with the help of a physician or friend. (Suicide itself is not a crime.) People with Alzheimer’s are not considered competent, and the disease is generally not considered terminal because a person often does not die within six months of a diagnosis.'
averagewall 9y ago
How would you make the decision that right now is the time to kill yourself? If future you can't wait one more day, then why didn't he do it yesterday? I think there would be a general decline in life quality but with ups and downs so you'll never know if tomorrow will be better than today so there may be no clear point when you're sure you don't want anymore. Once you've lost too much of your mind to really know what's going on, you're not someone who should be trusted to make that decision- just as we don't think mentally ill people should be trusted with that decision.