Doctor's opinion : " Do you really care if you live to old age or not ? "

Ron Ruggieri Just now Well at age 76 I will think more deeply about the joys of old age ! Icon for Aging with an Attitude Aging with an Attitude Answered by Iris Verbeke Apr 10 Do you really care if you live to old age or not? [ " Honestly, as a medical doctor, I dont really know if I would want to reach a really high age anymore. Many old people dont see and hear well anymore, find hearing aids uncomfortable, have chronic pain in back and limbs. They start to fall and break things, becoming scared of the loss of independence. Many suffer from incontinence. The fear of or real dementia is a terror. Many have seen all their friends and family, often even their children die. Many experience trouble connecting with grandchildren and great grand children because the world has changed so much since their youth. Forming new friendships gets increasingly difficult because they dont meet many new people and are physically incapable to go out much. Or they lack the money to take up new hobbies. Many did not anticipate living that long and do not have the funds to live realy comfortably and even those that do often end up in a home because they are incapable of taking care of themselves. 24.1K views252 upvotes2 shares50 comments " ]