Commentary: Forced to live with dementia's ruthless advance
by Ralph E. Shaffer, Los Angeles Times
Feb 28, 2020
2 minutes
Two months have elapsed since my dear friend and housemate received a dreaded diagnosis. She has an advanced stage of Alzheimer's disease. Since then, our most frequent topic of conversation, which she always initiates, is about her desire to end her life.
My friend's mind is still lucid enough to know what lies ahead, and it is not the final years she envisioned. She faces a
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