• Hyperreality@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I’m taking care of an elderly parent. I’ve had relatives who went to very nice care homes.

    I’d also rather die. Especially because I don’t have kids who would be able to check up on me. The old are especially vulnerable.

    • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Yeah. Dementia, along with many other indirectly-terminal but quality of life destroying diseases, really should have the option of assisted suicide. I’d much prefer to choose to die on my own terms than to waste away, lonely and depressed in some nursing home. We show more mercy to our pets.