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In reply to the discussion: Sad and Confused...My friend shot his mother on Mother's Day [View all]deathrind
(1,786 posts)You have my thoughts and sympathies. As a care giver for and elderly family member I understand completely. I cared for my mother until her death in 04 and have since cared for my grandmother who is now 84 and slowly deteriorating right before my eyes. I also do not understand how as a country as powerful as ours why this happens. Both my mom and grandmother paid into SS and Medicare all their life and at the end when they needed/need help there is nothing. It is infuriating hearing people call SS and Medicare "entitlements" we pay into them just like 401k's so there is really no difference. I also do not understand your last sentence either and why a person is not able to make such a decision once they get to a point life where life is no longer worth living. We treat our pets with more compassion than we do our people.
I wish you the very best and your friend as well.