Just let those that want to and have nothing to live for die... My granny had Alzheimer's. My mum nursed her at our home and I watched her go from almost normal to totally gone. She died few days before my birthday seven years ago. It was sad but my mum didn't cry much, because as she said, she had been gone for a long time. The most painful time was when she could still understand things a little bit... When she could still see that everything she tried to do came out wrong... and then she was so gone that she had to wear diapers and all she could do sit there shredding paper, because cutting rags for carpet material was so ingrained into her mind that that was the last thing left... If I knew that was happening to me, Id rather die in one go. Without degrading like that... Without losing myself bit by bit knowing full well where it leads... So I full well understand my favorite author's choice. I just hope he is allowed to make it...