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When family caregivers disagree about dignity and end-of-life values

My sibling and I are both caring for our mom with dementia and we're realizing we have totally different ideas about dignity and autonomy and what constitutes a good death and every decision about her care becomes this philosophical battle we can't resolve.

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Family members are discovering that their different concepts of human dignity and autonomous choice create irreconcilable approaches to caring for someone they both love.

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