People that reach their 90s and further didn’t have an easy life, at least not the ones I’ve met in my medical practice. Nor are they naively optimistic – if you spend some time with them, most of them experience the sour depression of involution. They are aware of their times past, of their lost…… Continue reading What makes people keep on living?
Tag: Retirement
On longevity
All over the world – but mainly in developed countries – people have a gift from science and civilization: the benefits of retirement at an age when most of them are still independent – society tells these people they are “old”, yet they feel “young” – what to do with the rest of that time?…… Continue reading On longevity