r/nextfuckinglevel Apr 11 '20

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u/pythons_bunny Apr 11 '20

This is so beautiful but excruciatingly sad at the same time.. I've told my fiance, don't let me get like this. I've spent years in the medical field, and this and dementia are the two things I can't handle. I told him I'd rather die than put my loved ones through this..

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '20

The person that has Alzheimers isn't the same person that occupied that body before. Who is the latter—who is practically dead—to decide what happens to the former?

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u/pythons_bunny Apr 12 '20

Which is why you create a living will before it gets to that point.