I'm not sure I can imagine a worse way to go
MND must be pretty bad: gradually losing control of your body and knowing full well that in all likelihood what will actually finish things is no longer being able to breathe, resulting in a slow, terrifying, choking death.
But dementia is a lingering death over a decade or more where bits of you suddenly aren't there any more. You're very aware of this until quite near the end.
I've done a kind of living-letter-of-wishes which I'm sure doesn't really cut it legally. But if I ever get in either state I want a line drawn, earlier rather than later. I've watched my Dad die of dementia and - doubtless selfishly - I don't want the same for me. I'd much rather say goodbye while I was able and then just go.
Posted By: Old Man on April 19th 2017 at 20:07:25
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- Dementia is fuck (n/m) (General Chat) - Bungle, Apr 19, 18:24:27
- I'm not sure I can imagine a worse way to go (General Chat) - Old Man, Apr 19, 20:07:25
- When we notice the quality of your posts deteriorating we'll come round and knock you off (General Chat) - Old Git, Apr 19, 21:30:47
- A couple of years ago, I'd have thought? (General Chat) - Old Man, Apr 19, 21:40:18
- When we notice the quality of your posts deteriorating we'll come round and knock you off (General Chat) - Old Git, Apr 19, 21:30:47
- Indeed it is. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Apr 19, 20:02:02
- Sorry, what? Who are you? (General Chat) - Old Git, Apr 19, 19:19:48
- shouldn't tret it lightly obvs, however (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 19, 20:10:28
- We found four loaves of rotten bread in Annie's mum's bed the other week. (General Chat) - tudders, Apr 19, 20:16:13
- Was the tortoise ok? (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 19, 20:24:03
- It'd gone a bit hard. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Apr 19, 20:34:02
- No, it was brown bread (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Apr 19, 20:25:58
- Was the tortoise ok? (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 19, 20:24:03
- We found four loaves of rotten bread in Annie's mum's bed the other week. (General Chat) - tudders, Apr 19, 20:16:13
- shouldn't tret it lightly obvs, however (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 19, 20:10:28
- Yes (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Apr 19, 18:47:46
- VMT (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Apr 19, 18:31:14
- I'm not sure I can imagine a worse way to go (General Chat) - Old Man, Apr 19, 20:07:25
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