My mother had a stroke which left her with no connection, or a very limited on again off again connection, to others. Anyway, at a certain point I stopped visiting her in the nursing home my sister and I had put her in. My dad had died before all this happened. She lived on for quite a few years in this state. Not vegetative but not really connecting to anyone. Then she died. Do I feel guilty for stopping my visits? Honest answer: I don't know. Maybe there's a part of me that will suddenly suffer remorse at some point. But so far? No. Am I a monster? You tell me.
My mother had a stroke which left her with no connection, or a very limited on again off again connection, to others. Anyway, at a certain point I stopped visiting her in the nursing home my sister and I had put her in. My dad had died before all this happened. She lived on for quite a few years in this state. Not vegetative but not really connecting to anyone. Then she died. Do I feel guilty for stopping my visits? Honest answer: I don't know. Maybe there's a part of me that will suddenly suffer remorse at some point. But so far? No.
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Not a monster, no. Maybe an athiest though.
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