So a couple months back I found out that one of my favourite authors has alzheimers, which I found really upsetting (might seem weird to some people me being that attached but I grew up reading pretty much exclusively his books).
Anyway a few nights ago I finally got round to watching a documentary he did for the bbc about his investigation into causes and cures for alzheimers, and a lot about how he himself was dealing with it and what he would do when he started to decline.
It got me wondering what would I do in the same situation? Let myself decline? Put myself in a home? Put an end to myself before it became too much?
What would you do?
(For those who dont know, alzheimers is a so far uncurable illness which basically slowly kills your brain cells until you forget virtually everything; people you've known your whole life, how to dress,where you live etc, until theres not really much of YOU left.)
Anyway a few nights ago I finally got round to watching a documentary he did for the bbc about his investigation into causes and cures for alzheimers, and a lot about how he himself was dealing with it and what he would do when he started to decline.
It got me wondering what would I do in the same situation? Let myself decline? Put myself in a home? Put an end to myself before it became too much?
What would you do?
(For those who dont know, alzheimers is a so far uncurable illness which basically slowly kills your brain cells until you forget virtually everything; people you've known your whole life, how to dress,where you live etc, until theres not really much of YOU left.)