[–] Volcris 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
I’ve seen what late stage dementia does to a person, it’s living torture.
I would recommend looking up stories about people with it, watching videos of what they live through. Compassionate mercy killing was a part of many strong societies that took responsibility for the true well being of those they cared about.
[–] reCAPTCHA_Dodger 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
That describes exactly how I feel about the issue. I see it as a weakness that we keep people alive forever just because we can. It's expensive as fuck and torture for the person. People don't understand how bad nursing homes tend to be. They are not places that attract the kindest and most understanding people. No one wants to actively work around a bunch of folks whose brains have started to turn to mush, require constant cleaning, and have no prospects of recovery. If you want to keep your own family alive, on your own dime, because you don't have the will to end the suffering, then own it and bring that family member into your home and deal with it. People here sound just like the fucking actors who are arguing we need to let in more "refugees" but won't house a single one of them.
[–] Hispeedtim2876 ago
My dad, slow death, very painful for me and my teenage kids to watch ,,,but he is clueless. Sucks! If I’m told by a doc about myself,,,well,,,,,who knows.
[–] feral-toes 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
Reading the article with great care, it turns out that we are not discussing the governments opinion that "Death is better.". We are discussing the woman's own opinion that "Death is better.".
The patient was given fatal doses of drugs despite some indications she might have changed her mind since declaring in writing that she wanted euthanasia.
I get the appeal of stern laws and harsh punishments. Maybe we do want to say that it is each person's duty to put it in writing that they want euthanasia if they become demented. Maybe we want to lay down the following punishment for failing to do your duty: that you will be "cared for" and kept alive to suffer a slow and terrible death, full of horrors beyond the imagining of the intact brain.
I do believe that stern laws and harsh punishments should be advocated openly. Those who think that a slow and lingering death is a suitable punishment for the crime of failing to write an advance directive should argue for this honestly, boasting their sternness and justifying their cruelty. Don't combine "keep them alive until their brain deteriorates so much that they cannot swallow and they inhale food and get pneumonia and then treat the pneumonia to keep them alive a few weeks more." and "I'm kind, gentle, and nice, and I'm totally not trying to get revenge for a shitty childhood."
[–] Sellyoulight ago
I've only seen them on TV. The best examples I’ve seen are Killary Clinton, Ocrazyo-Cortex, Mad Max Waters, that Omar bitch, et. al.
[–] Morbo 0 points 12 points 12 points (+12|-0) ago
Yes, I have lost two grandparents to it. They may have suffered at times, but it wasn't constant enough to think about "putting them down". They never said "I want to die" either. Who are we to presume we know what is best? What empowers anyone to make that call on someone else? What happens if we allow the government to decide when to euthanize a dementia patient? There are too many ethical questions to work through and some may not have satisfactory answers. This is what (((they))) want to do to us. Don't support your own genocide.
[–] Space_Sorcerer 2 points 1 point 3 points (+3|-2) ago
I'm kinda torn on this. Both sides present very good arguments.
[–] ShakklezthaKlown 2 points 6 points 8 points (+8|-2) ago
lol when state sanctioned murder is a "good argument" you might be retarded.
[–] Volcris 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago (edited ago)
Seeing them scream in absolute terror, fighting those around them because they hallucinate and no longer recognize anyone or anything.
A 24/7 nightmare punctuated by periods of exhausted, zonked non presence. I have seen severe dementia were there are only occasionally, weekly at best short spells of semi clarity. I say semi because they briefly recognize others and in a daze attempt communication.
Otherwise only short yes or no while exhausted, long periods of ear shattering wails, kicking and punching and falling out of their chair to convulse on the floor while sobbing and howling because they have no idea how they got there, the experience of being there is foreign and odd and they no longer remember how to animate their limbs to stand up.
If your grandparents were severe dementia, you would know it, because it wouldn’t be suffering at times, it would be constant, continuous hell on them, to the point were they actually get stronger muscles than before from all the physical work fighting and convulsing.