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Jodi Sh. Doff's avatar

This is beautiful. The handing down from generation to generation a history of a people, the blending of the families. Lucky mamala.

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Nina B. Lichtenstein's avatar

awww, thank you Jodi. I am a lucky mamala. So so aware. But I'm also thinking I need a gun, like your mom, becasue I don't have a daughter to care for me in my old age, so living in Maine, as I do. where assisted suicide is legal.....Hmmmmm. xo

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Jodi Sh. Doff's avatar

We looked into all the assisted suicide states and countries and with the exception of…Sweden? Switzerland? they all required a terminal diagnosis, of which dementia isn’t counted. There is one place, Sweden? Switzerland? where you can make arrangements prior to losing it completely that say when whatever.. (I know longer recognize my children / can’t feed myself / whatever) take me out. I always say I’m going to Thelma and Louise myself, then I remember that one of Mom’s red flags was when she was found sitting in her car in the parking lot of the grocery, unable to remember how to start the car. 🚗

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