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kleinbl00 · 3326 days ago · link · · parent · post: Sir Terry Pratchett, renowned fantasy author, dies aged 66
Put a girl through grad school for social work. Her job out of college was snatching babies and bouncing old people in and out of nursing homes. Her perspective was "yeah, Alzheimer's is scary as hell when you're aware that you're losing it all... but the awareness doesn't last. As far as ways to go, it's actually pretty pleasant once you no longer know what's happening." Friend of mine's wife just died of pancreatic cancer. I'll take Alzheimer's over pancreatic cancer any day.