Report confirms that Arakawa died of hantavirus and her husband, who had heart problems and Alzeimer’s disease, may not have realised she had died

  • HubertManne@piefed.social
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    12 hours ago

    Definitely a sad story and why I think right to die is so important. Im curious if anyone has been close to someone with alzeimers and not walk away wanting a right to die for themselves in the right circumstances.

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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      3 hours ago

      My dad gate-kept access to his mom after she declined to a problematic state. I have no memory or her deep in the throes of it, and for that I’m ultimately grateful.

      He was a paramedic and fireman in his time. He already had a DNR/no-heroics order from that. But yeah, he says it solidified his plans.