Across Canada, long-term care homes and retirement homes are seeing rising cases of COVID-19 and deaths yet again, a worrisome trend that is leading to more restrictions for the residents.
But these lockdowns are taking another toll among those who don’t get COVID-19.
Residents eat meals in their rooms, have activities and social gatherings cancelled, family visits curtailed or eliminated. Sometimes they are in isolation in their small rooms for days. These measures, aimed at saving lives, can sometimes be detrimental enough to the overall health of residents that they find themselves looking into other options.
Russell, described by her family as exceptionally social and spry, was one such person. Her family says she chose a medically-assisted death (MAID) after she declined so sharply during lockdown that she didn’t want to go through more isolation this winter.
Elderly Woman Chooses Euthanasia Over Another Lockdown
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It's from Canadia, but the state of mental health world-wide is likely similar.
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It’s an uncounted cost now, but will become evident later, after this passes. We arechoosing to save some at the unknown long term cost of many (economic opportunities, mental health, social community).
I’m not passing a value judgment here, just saying things are not quite so simple asour betters would like us to believe right now with their one liners about staying safe. We’ll all pay in ways we cannot predict...I just hope the cost is worth the benefit.
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Could you imagine this taking root here in the states?
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Have you heard of suicide? It's up wildly this year.
I'd ask if you've heard of mental illness, but we all agree there are atleast allegedly 81 million Americans with it.
I'd ask if you've heard of mental illness, but we all agree there are atleast allegedly 81 million Americans with it.
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Fixed that for you...
ArmedAviator wrote:Have you heard of suicide? It's up wildly this year.
I'd ask if you've heard of mental illness, but we all agree there are at least 81 million alleged Americans with it.
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Thanks, WY_Not. Grammer and syntax matters.
"I'm eating Grandpa." vs. "I'm eating, Grandpa."
"I'm eating Grandpa." vs. "I'm eating, Grandpa."
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ArmedAviator wrote:Thanks, WY_Not. Grammer and syntax matters.
"I'm eating Grandpa." vs. "I'm eating, Grandpa."
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Spelling too.ArmedAviator wrote:Thanks, WY_Not. Grammer and syntax matters.
"I'm eating Grandpa." vs. "I'm eating, Grandpa."
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I’d like to claim that was intentional, however I can not. I had typed that on my phone after 3 hours of sleep and while waiting to jump into a 737 MAX simulator to learn the nuances of the newly returned to service moody boi.pirateguy191 wrote:Spelling too.ArmedAviator wrote:Thanks, WY_Not. Grammer and syntax matters.
"I'm eating Grandpa." vs. "I'm eating, Grandpa."
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