Glenda Bartosh: Assisted-dying laws need to change to allow advanced directives

My father is 93 and living a life he never wanted. He spends all day and many nights sitting up in a wheelchair because he gets so agitated that he long-term-care attendants can’t put him to bed. He spends most of his time in confusion or torment, not understanding where he is or why, nor much else about his world. He doesn’t understand TV shows or books he once loved. He can barely make sense of a birthday card.
It’s heartbreaking to witness. More importantly, his quality of l