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Definitely a sad story and why I think right to die is so important. Im curious if anyone has been close to someone with alzeimers and not walk away wanting a right to die for themselves in the right circumstances.
My dad gate-kept access to his mom after she declined to a problematic state. I have no memory or her deep in the throes of it, and for that I'm ultimately grateful.
He was a paramedic and fireman in his time. He already had a DNR/no-heroics order from that. But yeah, he says it solidified his plans.
Thr right to die is being denied in the US because existence is monetizable.
"Hantavirus pulmonary disease is fatal in nearly four out of 10 people who are infected, but fewer than 730 cases were identified in the US between 1993 and 2017.
Further police investigations of their grounds discovered widespread evidence of rodent infestation."
They shouldn't have been living on their own; like many very elderly people, they both needed supervised care.
like many very elderly people
Though he was in his 90s and had Alzheimers, she was 65. You might be shocked to find that most people her age are not only living independently, but still working full-time. Most of us can even drive to the supermarket, then find our own ways back home.
65 isn't very old, but it's a lot on anyone's plate if she was also taking care of a 90+ Alzheimer patient and 3 dogs.
The fact that they had a rodent infestation (which are known vectors for Hanta in NM) on their property seems like a pretty significant indication that she was overwhelmed. It's not like they are average retirees; resources were not an issue.
What IS an ongoing pattern though, is elderly people overestimating their capabilities based on their younger selves, and ignoring the signs they need additional support. Eventually something catastrophic happens, like a car accident, and then people shake their heads like, "well, we kept telling Bill he was too old to drive at night anymore, but he's just stubborn like that." Meanwhile the collateral damage is done.
Did I miss it in the article, but what did the dog die of? I see 2 dogs were found.
The dead dog was trapped in a closet. The house had dog doors so the other two could roam outside.
I never though of dog doors in that way.