I am an only child who lost his mother to the state of Illinois as an incompetent ward. She had early stage dementia. She entered a nursing home walking, talking, eating, and going to the bathroom by herself. Mother ate breakfast out daily with friends who enjoyed her company. My dad who had a lifelong mental health disability for which he received a pension since WWII was allowed (or encouraged?) to put a "Do Not Resuscitate" on Mom upon her admission to a central Illinois nursing home.H...