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Not always, if you’ve been close to someone who lived into their 90s and were barely there for a decade due to mental decline you wouldn’t necessarily think it
by colechristensen 4y ago
Not always, if you’ve been close to someone who lived into their 90s and were barely there for a decade due to mental decline you wouldn’t necessarily think it was the best way to go. Rotting in a nursing home confused and suffering for a couple of decades isn’t luxury.
- AdrianB1 4y agoYou are completely right. In the few cases of dementia I know, people lived just a few weeks after they completely lost memory and awareness, not long term.
- lazyasciiart 4y agoThats unusual, if I'm understanding your description right. Severe dementia (requiring 24 hour care/supervision) lasts a couple of years on average. Even moderate dementia, the level at which people can live in memory care units but have trouble communicating and understanding their surroundings, can last ten years.
- BeetleB 4y agoYou were lucky. Some forms can last several years, and those are not unusual.
- nativecoinc 4y agoWhat the hell? A slow decline for years is not uncommon at all. At first you know that you are going to forget yourself and be completely helpless, and then you spend years in that state.