A lot of the alzheimers/dementia cases I’ve heard about, the person has moments of lucidity where they convey confusion, sadness, fear, anger. I would rather remember a traumatic event than experience one during my twilight years, surrounded by horrified loved ones whom I increasingly no longer recognize but feel like I should. All while I slowly die.

Like you say it LOOKS bad. We can’t know exactly what its like to experience that. But I DO know what PTSD feels like and there is still hope there. Alzheimers.. it doesnt get any better with time.

I would rather live than die. It basically comes down to that. Remembering might mean suffering, but forgetting is death to the mind.

I can respect the opposite point of view, but to me suffering is preferable to death always. Life is for living; surving. Mind is for thinking; remembering.