The movie The Vow may influence people to talk about a spouse's difficult and painful decisions when chronic illness such as Alzheimer's or memory loss impacts a marriage.
"When the person you married goes through a dramatic change, what's a spouse to do? ... clergy, ethicists and brain injury experts agree: There are no easy answers."
Source: Adelle M. Banks. "Till death (or illness or dementia) us do part?" USAToday.com. 2/09/2012.
There are no easy answers because the journey will be unique for each couple who has to face it.
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