Sunday, October 16, 2011
AGELESS
Here we go again. The over and mis-treatment of old people. An American industry.
How Medicare Fails the Elderly
This is the scariest part of getting old.
I don't want any of it.
The useless and painful treatments that are foisted onto sick elderly are worse than the sickness itself.
HEY! Are my kids reading this?
I don't want any of this shit to happen to me. I don't want to live through it and I do not want to spend the money on it.
We have long term care insurance which is a help. But what the fuck? Hanging on to a thread of life is not living.
We have a good doc right now. Not bent on treatment at all cost.
I could use a medication for a mild problem that I have with "dribbling". But everyone of them cause debilitating (to me) side effects.
So, I will not use it. He agrees. He wouldn't do it himself. The ultimate Doctor Jim resolution.
The trick is to have enough brain cells to do yourself a favor and fade out. He says stop eating. That is what my mother did. The ultimate treatment will arise soon enough.
