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End of Life Issues

CountAllVotes

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10. sick and alone

Reply to dawg day (Reply #5)

Sat Jul 27, 2019, 07:35 PM

Jul 2019

I wonder how many have this as their reality?

I could be there at any time. Well, any of us could.

Living with a chronic illness/disease is certainly a non-stop battle that no one wins in the end. For many, that end cannot come soon enough.

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Isolated And Struggling, Many Seniors Are Turning To Suicide [View all] left-of-center2012 Jul 2019 OP

but but but ... CountAllVotes Jul 2019 #1

Toss in ... left-of-center2012 Jul 2019 #2

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Most seniors don't qualify for much of that CountAllVotes Jul 2019 #8

Playing devils advocate.... jimmil Jul 2019 #3

I think that some seniors actually are doing that-- dawg day Jul 2019 #5

sick and alone CountAllVotes Jul 2019 #10

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As the survivor of an attempt by my mother littlemissmartypants Jul 2019 #9

I'm sorry! Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2019 #11