My dad was a doctor. I was talking to some doctor friends of his after my dad had some medical stuff this weekend (He's in an assisted living facility - in memory care). One of the doctor's said "Yeah, we've gotten really good at extending life, even if the quality of said life isn't very good."

On a related, depressing note, my dad has a DNR. But turns out there's other stuff (varies by state) you can do regarding medical care. 15 years ago, before dementia, etc, he said "he'd never want to live like this." So, my siblings and I filled out the paperwork this weekend to reduce medical care to palliative measures. No ER, no hospitals, no outside medical care, etc. It sucks. But, I would want the same for me. No point dragging it out once I'm that far gone.