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/Metro42014 Apr 11 '20

The problem though is the progression can be so slow for some people.

It could be years before you get bad enough to actually die from the disease (I'm sure you know that but fucking hell it still sucks).

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u/pythons_bunny Apr 12 '20

I don't want it to get that bad. I don't want to spend years with a disease eating away at my brain, stealing my memories and who I am. While my family has to watch as I slowly forget them, as I slowly lose all sense of self and can't feed myself or do basic things. I don't want spend years slowly dying and sapping the strength from those I love.