Post #1359738

@cy Who is suggesting we deny elder care? Or worse? I’m in my mid 60s. At this point, I hate to think that I could spend 10 plus years merely existing at the end of my life. A friend’s father-in-law has been in a lovely care home, frequently visited & taken out since his wife died, but has been utterly miserable. He just turned 100. I know that my ideas of a “life worth living” will probably change as I age. And an existence that might bore or depress me now might be something I’ll enjoy in 20 years. And I don’t want other people making abitrary decisions about my life. But I don’t want medications etc used to prolong life once I’m ready to push off. I don’t know what the answer is. It’s definitely not in authorities saying when it’s time to knock off our oldies. But nor does it make sense to use all available pharmaceutical & medical technology to prolong our misery once life holds no more joy.