My sister made her end-of-life wishes clear. Then dementia took hold
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By STAT news

March 27, 2017

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aging | dementia | end of life care | making the right decision

Before my sister was struck by frontotemporal dementia, her wishes were very clear. No feeding tube or breathing machine if she became profoundly incapacitated, without the prospect of recovery. No aggressive life-sustaining measures. And she wanted to stay in her home, all the way through. But that was then, when the prospect of becoming infirm was…

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  1. Reenie on March 30, 2017 at 1:31 pm

    My sister was also 58 when she passed of FTD. God Bless.

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  2. Andrea Jones on March 28, 2017 at 1:36 pm

    So very moving god bless xx

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  3. Arlene Kay Umberger on March 28, 2017 at 12:46 pm

    What a beautiful,yet truthful insight of your sisters dementia.

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  4. Christine Ribik on March 28, 2017 at 12:31 am

    So beautiful..what a great sister you were!

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  5. Marie Nagle on March 28, 2017 at 12:12 am

    Thank you for sharing this powerful story.

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