Because Canada’s public health service provides care for people with dementia who are unable to care for themselves, Bennett knew that she would not have to be a burden on her family; nonetheless, she was concerned about the burden that she would impose upon the public purse. In a hospital, she might survive for another ten years in a vegetative state, at a cost she conservatively estimated to be around $50,000-$75,000 per year.
因为加拿大规定照顾无法自理的痴呆症患者的责任由公共卫生署承担，贝内特知道她不会成为家人的负担；尽管如此，她还是担心自己会成为公共财政的负担。她或许会在医院以植物人的形式存活十年，据她保守估计成本大概在每年50，000到75，000美元。