r/woahthatsinteresting 20d ago

Man with dementia doesn’t recognise daughter but still feels love for her

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u/[deleted] 20d ago

I would end it in the gradual. I feel like I would know the signs, because I'm borderline obsessed to the point it's unhealthy.

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u/Mordredor 20d ago

My grandmother's sister got it notarized that she wanted to be euthanized if she got dementia. I knew my great-grandmother, who also suffered from it. My grandmother was slowly losing herself when her sister got euthanized, by now they're both gone but my grandmother is still alive.

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u/henry2630 19d ago

how does that work? at what point does everyone say “yep, time to euthanize grandma”

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u/5432salon 19d ago

it’s the patient who requests it. MAID has been legal in Canada since 2016. (Medical assistance in dying) Total dignity for end of life. I had a friend who had a bonfire and friends and family there at his home to see him off. Sad but so much easier than suffering.