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wdbyesterday at 6:25 PM1 replyview on HN

What do they mean with 'dying from dementia'? As typically you don't die from dementia but something like pneumonia or something else. Personally, I wouldn't wish dementia on anyone and definitely wouldn't want to extend my life while having dementia.


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jjthebluntyesterday at 6:42 PM

not eating is an example, i believe, from my father who had chemo induced neurotoxicity predicted well over a decade earlier.