Mr. Esposito's mobility is severely restricted.

Mr Esposito's mobility is severely restricted. The fact that he can no longer walk alone weighs heavily on him. He sees himself in stark contrast to his former self, when he was athletic and courageously mastered dangerous situations.

Mr. Esposito says his cognitive impairment isolates him socially.

Mr. Esposito says his cognitive impairment isolates him socially. When he receives a call or wants to call someone, his caregiver has to take over for him, which makes him aware of his dependency.

The diagnosis causes a major crisis for Mr. Esposito.

When Mr. Esposito is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, he is devastated.

Mr. Esposito did nothing with foresight because he did not expect a serious illness like dementia.

Mr. Esposito did nothing with foresight because he did not anticipate a serious illness such as dementia. If he had written a living will, he says today, it would have stated his wish to end his life.

The disease has changed his whole identity, says Mr. Esposito.

The disease has changed his whole identity, says Mr. Esposito. He now sees himself as someone who is a burden to others.

Mr. Esposito feels deprived of life possibilities.

Mr. Esposito feels deprived of life possibilities. For him, the lost mobility and decreased competency mean a radical break with the active person he used to be.

Mr. Esposito wishes he could talk about assisted suicide without censorship.

Mr. Esposito cannot make recommendations on how to deal with dementia patients. Instead, he wishes he could talk about assisted suicide without censorship. This also led him to participate in the interview.

Mr. Esposito repeatedly expresses the wish to end his life in the interview.

In the interview, Mr. Esposito repeatedly expresses the wish to end his life. The dementia-related mental and physical limitations are so drastic for him that he no longer wants to live.

Mr. Esposito cannot express his perspective to his children, which he can understand.

Mr. Esposito cannot express his perspective to his children, which he understands, especially since they do not live through his suffering themselves.

The psychologist who supports him is not able to understand the suffering associated with dementia, says Mr. Esposito.

No one who has not lived through this disease can fully understand the suffering associated with it, not even the psychologist who supports him, says Mr. Esposito.

An anti-dementia medication does not relieve him of his troubling condition or alleviate his suffering, Mr. Esposito says.

Mr. Esposito is taking an anti-dementia medication. He knows that it is not a rescue drug that will relieve him of his troubling condition or alleviate his suffering.