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Re:Senior Citizens Struggle with Suicide as Loneliness and I... by MrNobody_01 on Monday July 29, 2019 @04:08PM (#20558800)
People in their 20s as well.

There are end of life issues beyond languishing in retirement (or a lack thereof) and loneliness. No matter how much money you save or how well your physical body holds up, eventually your mind will dim. If you're lucky you'll just slowly fade away in pain that's really only obvious to those close to you, if you're not you'll go the way of the late Sir Michael Atiyah.

At least for me, spending time with people in the final stages of their lives has made me believe that euthanasia may very well be the more humane way to pass. The thing that was the actual person is very often long gone by the time their body ceases operations.

Re:Senior Citizens Struggle with Suicide as Loneliness and I... by DanBC on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @04:05AM (#20562945)
If you're lucky you get people to take you to the beach, or other activities so you can live what little life you have left with joy, rather than sitting in the dark waiting to die.

https://twitter.com/Drmarkredmond/status/1155399943831597056...

https://twitter.com/Glos_CareNHS/status/1079757130431893504?...

Re:Senior Citizens Struggle with Suicide as Loneliness and I... by davidjnelson on Monday July 29, 2019 @04:54PM (#20559334)
I saw this with dementia patients when visiting a relative in a hospice home. Really sad.