bagatelle

I agree with levite's post pretty far. If things are right, the family and close ones would rather deal with helping the suffering person than deal with the aftermath of suicide. The problem is the apathy though, not even the close ones always care, but here the society helping should come to the picture.

I also agree with Pan, that it will be hard to find a reason to live after losing abilities, but in a sense it's also arrogant and selfish to kill oneself, when a person suddenly has less, when there are people, who have struggled all their lives.

Now that the science has managed to make our life expectations better regarding physical condition, we should pay more attention to the quality of old people mental health. Not only through medication, but to find other ways for everyone to maintain our mental capacities starting from much earlier than at old age.

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