JFC, that sounds so crappy. What are/were your parents' thoughts on MAID? I mean, I can't imagine a single human wanting to live like that.
My friend's dad was diagnosed with dementia and took matters into his own hands before it progressed very far. That's what I'd do, too. No way in hell I'd ever live in an institution in such a state of decline - wouldn't want my kids to see me like that and I wouldn't want my family to go through the stress. Not sure if that sounds harsh or not, but I don't mean it to. I've lost my dad, my brother and now my mom has stage 4 cancer, so I have been down this path a couple times.
FFS I was thinking of getting a DNR medic-alert bracelet just the other day. I'd really rather not take a chance on living my life playing with anything other than a full deck.
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