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[–] 143 points 18 hours ago (25 children)

Damn. I knew he was old, but I didn't know he was ill. Alzheimer's and Lewy body dementia, apparently.

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  • [–] 53 points 17 hours ago (10 children)

    I've seen speculation that he chose to go out on his own terms.

    Assisted dying is legal in California.

    Multiple places reporting he died to "live music" surrounded by family.

    Sounds planned

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  • [–] 21 points 16 hours ago (7 children)

    It's the same thing Robin Williams had, so I wouldn't be surprised. I'm glad he could go peacefully.

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  • [–] 5 points 16 hours ago (6 children)

    Yep, watched my Nan go through vascular dementia.

    I get the diagnosis, i'm off to switzerland

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  • [–] 5 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

    Talked to a Swiss guy the other day about this very topic, it's pretty hard to access if you're not Swiss or very wealthy

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  • [–] 7 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

    I mean death can be fairly predictable even without assisted dying.

    He had the resources to have fully in-home hospice care and to have his family stay with him. The medical staff probably saw the monitors and gathered the family.

    Of course this doesn't prove it wasn't assisted death, just an alternative possibility

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  • [–] 1 point 15 hours ago

    I didn't want to speculate out loud, but yeah I was wondering. I also live in a state that allows assisted dying. If the writing was on the wall and I knew I was about to start losing my faculties, I might choose that path to spare my loved ones having to watch me die one little piece at a time.

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  • [–] 12 points 17 hours ago* (8 children)

    Damn. I knew he was old

    Well, Star Trek NG first aired in 1987, and there he already looked fucking old!

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  • [–] 32 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

    a lesson for the kiddos. you can look old and still have a very long time left. it's called mid-life for a reason =)

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  • [–] 23 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

    He was only 47 when TNG first aired.

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  • [–] -4 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

    Something only someone in their 50s+ would say

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  • [–] 5 points 15 hours ago

    Not really, TV age and real-life age are different. Bald men who weren't old were rare on TV, they still are really. 47 is also young to be that fully bald. So, that made it seem like he was 60+ on TNG. It has also meant that in the decades since then, he hasn't really seemed to age much.

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  • [–] 6 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

    those don’t kill quick

    assisted suicide maybe

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