Thank you very much, Chair.
I'm going to share with you a case that I know. I'd like to hear from Dr. Boisvert and Dr. Thorpe on this.
Here's a person with stage 7 dementia. They are unable to self-toilet. They smear their feces on the wall or eat them. They do not recognize their family. They fall unless they're tied on to a chair. They can't eat solids because of the fear of choking. However, they get very good care. Every time they're dirty or soiled, they get cleaned up. They get dressed up. They spend their whole day sitting in front of a television set, laughing and singing, clapping at TV shows, and moving their body in time to the music.
Is the person suffering? How do you know if the person is suffering? If they had given you an advance request saying, “If I'm in this condition, I would like to have MAID”, would that assist you in that decision-making?