Alzheimer’s disease is considered fatal because it often leads to death. But dying of Alzheimer’s is a bit more complicated than that. Alzheimer’s disease…
When both of my parents entered medical crisis in a short span of time around age 90, I realized that the end of their…
One in five study participants said they would be interested in pursuing physician-assisted suicide if they develop severe dementia. Gerda Saunders, an author and…
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Diane Rehm, whose husband John Rehm lived with Parkinson’s, shares her perspective on why people living with dementia deserves a say in their end…
My stepfather, a retired army colonel, retained his military precision with time, language and behavior more than two decades after he retired. Even in…