On Aging
I am gradually reaching the conclusion that often it is not disease that kills our senior citizens, but the cumulative debilitating effects of aging, such as cataracts, joint pain, hearing loss, etc. They lose the will to live.
The benefits of modern medicine for the elderly is that many of these effects of aging can be treated, making the patients feel better, and giving them more optimistism and energy, which in turn helps them to live longer.
posted by Pedicularis @ 9:48 PM
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What? I can't hear you...
I think that modern med. for the aging population is both a blessing and a curse.
Yes, the treatment is there. But what about these folks who no longer have the mental capacity to be aware of their surroundings? They end up in a nursing home where the treatment can be sub-par and their lives are (for the most part) devoid of any meaning and affection.
Yup.
I agree, Alyssa, which is why my husband & I have all the paperwork in place for "Living Wills" & DNR's.
Lawyers, can't live with them, can't live without them. And who do we send to legislatures to write new laws? Lawyers! So who gets all the money in the end? Lawyers. But don't get me wrong, I have lawyer friends, both liberal and conservative.
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