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by dh-g 3093 days ago
And for those who don't have that option / affluence?
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Then you'll have to rely on your family. I have an elderly neighbor with no money/family and it's quite depressing. She often can't feed herself or clean her apartment due to chronic pain. She's bipolar, suffers from COPD, and lives in filth. She can't afford any kind of assisted living, and has to rely on her rapidly diminishing friends (who're old and dying) to help her get through the day.