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<blockquote data-quote="Walking W" data-source="post: 1754506" data-attributes="member: 24986"><p>I agree, there are some things worse than a quick death. A slow death is one of them, no matter what the cause.</p><p></p><p>My mother is 95 years old, legally blind and had lived on her own with a lot of help from family. She recently went to a nursing home because she just couldn't more her legs any more. After being there a couple of weeks, she had a stroke and simultaneously was diagnosed with COVID. Now she has trouble swallowing and can only eat pureed food of a certain consistency and can't use a straw or she aspirates into her lungs. </p><p></p><p>All this to say that she told me, as I was encouraging her to eat right after her stroke, that she didn't know which was worse to die from starvation or to live like she was living. </p><p></p><p>She is improving a little now. Her speech is a little less slurred. She is eating more with help. She will never be able to get in or out of bed without someone there to physically lift her. She went from 150 to 115 lbs. Somewhere along the way she ended up with a fractured rib due to the lifting.</p><p></p><p>The near-term future for her isn't very pleasant. She may live for a few years like this. </p><p>I repeat, I agree that there are worse things than a quick death.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for listening.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Walking W, post: 1754506, member: 24986"] I agree, there are some things worse than a quick death. A slow death is one of them, no matter what the cause. My mother is 95 years old, legally blind and had lived on her own with a lot of help from family. She recently went to a nursing home because she just couldn't more her legs any more. After being there a couple of weeks, she had a stroke and simultaneously was diagnosed with COVID. Now she has trouble swallowing and can only eat pureed food of a certain consistency and can't use a straw or she aspirates into her lungs. All this to say that she told me, as I was encouraging her to eat right after her stroke, that she didn't know which was worse to die from starvation or to live like she was living. She is improving a little now. Her speech is a little less slurred. She is eating more with help. She will never be able to get in or out of bed without someone there to physically lift her. She went from 150 to 115 lbs. Somewhere along the way she ended up with a fractured rib due to the lifting. The near-term future for her isn't very pleasant. She may live for a few years like this. I repeat, I agree that there are worse things than a quick death. Thanks for listening. [/QUOTE]
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