I believe that too. My mom was bedbound for the last 18 months of her life, totally unable to take care of herself. We had her at home with round the clock nurses (not everyone can afford that, I know...nursing care round the clock back then ran around $1200 a week, which is cheaper than a nursing home, but nursing homes can be covered by insurance, round the clock nurses aren't
But I'm talking about forcing on someone an intervention that they would not have chosen for themselves, in the case of my FIL. He didn't want a ventilator, he didn't want a feeding tube. He was 93 years old, and unconcious, but had laid out his "desires" as far as medical intervention way before he was terminal. Quality of life is one thing, forced medical intervention just because we have the technology is quite a different matter, IMO.
I agree.
My grandmother’s illness was back in the 50 and 60’s when people took care of their families.