Adventures in Old Age

A candid look at aging, old age, and eldercare.

by Ira Rosofsky, Ph.D.

His Own Private Death Panel: We Pull The Plug On Dad

By Ira Rosofsky, Ph.D. on August 14, 2009 in Adventures in Old Age

Do I pull the plug, or do I let Dad live on in his wretched existence? Read More

I'm sorry for your losses.

Submitted by R. L. - Wisc. on August 14, 2009 - 11:41am.

I'm sorry for your losses. Please accept my sympathy for you and your family. This is a very impersonal means, but the sentiment is not. I hope you find peace and love in the memories of both.

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Earlier this year I had to

Submitted by Christina on August 18, 2009 - 9:29am.

Earlier this year I had to make the same decision for my dad. Sometimes I still have doubts whether opting out of the feeding tube was the right thing to do, but reading this was comforting. Thank you for sharing your story.

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Ira Rosofsky, Ph.D., is a psychologist in Connecticut who works in eldercare facilities and the author of Nasty, Brutish, and Long: Adventures in Old Age and the World of Eldercare.

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