Some will object to the description of a person with advanced dementia as an “empty husk.” But, having seen this condition overtake my mother and my aunt – both vibrant, intelligent women, who were reduced to lying, unresponsive, in a bed for months or (in my aunt’s case) years – it seems to me entirely accurate.
有些人可能反对将晚期老年痴呆症患者说成是一具“空壳”。但我亲眼目睹过这种病压垮我的母亲和姑母，她俩都曾是充满活力和智慧的女性，但最后几个月（我姑母甚至长达几年）却只能毫无反应地躺在床上，因此我认为这种描述是非常准确的。老年痴呆症发展到一定阶段，我们所熟悉的人就已经不在了。