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I've known 3 people of my grandparents' generation to survive over a decade after their dementia had progressed to the point that they couldn't recognize their
by klyrs 3y ago
I've known 3 people of my grandparents' generation to survive over a decade after their dementia had progressed to the point that they couldn't recognize their children, their spouse, etc., and life was a confusing, terrifying existence without being medicated into further oblivion. They were all highly religious and would not have considered MAID when they were lucid enough to do so. Folks of my parents' generation have seen enough similar cases, they don't want to put their children through that. So yes, I do believe the rate of MAID will continue to grow as the Silent Generation dies out and Boomers enter their twilight years.
- hotpotamus 3y ago> life was a confusing, terrifying existence without being medicated into further oblivion I thought that was just life already. I feel like most people don't pay enough attention.
- klyrs 3y agoIt gets worse: you could be imprisoned in a care facility, with no recollection of how you got there, no recollection of anything really, occasionally punctuated by visits from doctors and attendants you've never met, getting in your space, putting their hands on you... but hey, the pudding is a universal fave.
- hotpotamus 3y agoI assume when my time comes, I'll just be thrown into the street. I already see plenty of mentally incapacitated people living there. I guess I'd take your alternative.