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When journalist Lynn Forbish was diagnosed with a fast-moving dementia in 2006, doctors said the end wouldn't be pretty. She could expect to live about five more years, and chances were she'd die of an infection, curled up in a fetal position.
But Forbish, 67, died Wednesday in a Janesville, Wis., memory care facility in much the same way she lived -- on her own terms.See the full content of this document
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Living and Dying On Her Own Terms
She'd started refusing food last week, clamping her teeth tight and turning her head; pretending to fall asleep. Her final hours were pain-free...
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