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To: nmh
Our country didn't start out this way ... families and churches cared for this - not the government. Yes, I know, it might be an inconvenience to the family ... we are a narcissistic society and irresponsible as well.

As someone who's family with such a member WHAT EXACTLY do you suggest we do in the case of a mentally disturbed family member who can't understand that they are ill, given that the state makes it virtually impossible to have them involuntarily committed for treatment?

13 posted on 08/21/2008 8:28:50 AM PDT by M. Dodge Thomas
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To: M. Dodge Thomas

If freepers want to know how in the old days families took care of elderly parents or disabled family members, first parents had big families, and usually one of the daughters will be the designee to care for the imfirmed family member. She usually will not get a chance to marry and die a spinster. In today’s feminist and civil libertarian attitude of me first and my aspirations first, and why me (because I am a girl and its not fair) stuck with this sh#t detail, you better have good long term care insurance.


67 posted on 08/21/2008 10:18:52 AM PDT by Fee
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