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She Chose Death Over Moving…How Sad Is That?

Posted in Advocating for special needs, baby boomers, charitable organizations, children, communication, death, depression, elderly, emotions, family, Fear, finances, Frustration, future, grandparents, health, Heart, help, home, Impact, life, loneliness, loss, love, medical, mental and physical health, pain and misery, parenting, relationships, suicidal, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on July 3, 2008| Leave a Comment »

        I heard a recent news story about a woman in Germany who chose to commit suicide over moving to a nursing home.   Did she not have loved ones to live with; or some other option?   She consulted with a knowledgable person about what drugs/chemicals to mix together to kill herself because she said she had no wish to struggle with a mediocre life.  She was not going to live the rest of her life, living what she considered to be a less than ideal lifestyle for the rest of her life; how sad is that?  Some families park their elders in a home and neglect to visit them; maybe she was afraid of being abandoned in this way. (more…)

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