A very sad news popped up in my social media feed, it was about an old couple that commited suicide. Elsa Ayala Castro suffered from cancer and only had a few months left to live and was going to a rehab center soon, her husband Jorge Olivares shot her in the chest and then shot himself. I know what you are thinking, maybe this was a murder but that is not the case. A close neighbor and the couple’s doctor said that they both had intentions of taking their own life. This news caused such a controversy that it brought doubts in how older adults live in our country. It turns out that the third age is the segment that most decides to take their own lives in Chile, with a rate of 13.6 suicides per 100.000 people (one of the highest of the continent), compared to 10.2 on average in the group of the Chilean population. Why do you think this happens in our country? Do you have an idea on how to fix it?

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  1. Unknown13 de agosto de 2018, 6:09

    That is a very sad story and maybe the reason why old people commit suicide is because they feel lonely

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  2. Unknown14 de agosto de 2018, 9:33

    Its trully sad news and we need to fix this issue thats only going to get worse as the birth rates declines and the population gets older in Chile. We need to help our seniors and fix problems such as sucide rates and retirment pensions.

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  3. Unknown21 de agosto de 2018, 18:31

    I had no idea why the third age in chile has a high suicide rate and i do not know how to fix this but about the couple I think it's a love story very cute and a little bit sad because if you have a few months of life to live in which you will have a hard time, I find that taking your own life to avoid suffering is an action that many older people who have lived their whole lives will share and about the husband that have committed suicide after his wife diead I find him very tender on his part since he could not live without her and they preferred to die together.

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