Complexities of Choosing an End of Life Strategy for Dementia VSED

Pamela Kelley addresses the complex issue of what preparations we might be making for our own end of life, and for those living with Alzheimer's. She also takes on the issue of VSED - voluntary stopping eating and drinking for those with advanced dementia.By Pamela R. KelleyAlzheimer's Reading RoomPamela Kelley is an attorney and a former caregiver for her mother Audrey who lived with Alzheimer's.Her insight are always worth considering.Do Persons Living with Dementia Feel Abandoned?In this article Pamela takes on an issue that is facing most of us; and, is certain to become an major issue as our population ages, and as more and more people confront the idea of living a life with dementia.Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading RoomEmail:This is sure to becontroversial in the Alzheimer's and dementia communities.After reading this article please share it widely. Is Hospice Care an After Thought in Dementia Care?A Fully-Considered ProxyWe learn to be temperate in our judgments and expectations when we ’ve been caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or related dementia. We know that what seemed out of reach to them one day may be achievable on another.We learn not to prematurely write off hope for good days.Alzheimer's Patients are Capable of More Than We Can ImagineOften, we ’re surprised when we discover ourselves connecting happily in ways that we might have thought were beyond our loved one’s ability just weeks before.I think it ’s having learned to live with t...
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