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| "To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living." Amiel |
| Geriatric Medicine |
| "If wrinkles must be written upon our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should not grow old." John Kenneth Galbraith |
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| Alzheimer's Association |
| Alzheimer's Disease International |
| Disabilities Resources |
| National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) |
| Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP / NINDS) |
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| Aging Research Centre |
| Parkinson's Information and Resources |
| Find and Compare Nursing Homes Medicare U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| LINKS TO INFORMATION, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE AGING & THEIR FAMILIES, CAREGIVERS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS |
| INTERNET RESOURCES ON AGING |
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| Aging Resources Guide The University of Maryland Baltimore |
| "We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul." Samuel Ullmann |
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"The value of autonomy ... lies in the scheme of responsibility it
creates: autonomy makes each of us responsible for shaping his
own life according to some coherent and distinctive sense of
character, conviction, and interest. It allows us to lead our own
lives rather than be led along them, so that each of us can be, to
the extent such a scheme of rights can make this possible, what
he has made himself."
creates: autonomy makes each of us responsible for shaping his
own life according to some coherent and distinctive sense of
character, conviction, and interest. It allows us to lead our own
lives rather than be led along them, so that each of us can be, to
the extent such a scheme of rights can make this possible, what
he has made himself."
| Ronald Dworkin |
"The battle of being mortal is the battle to maintain the integrity
of one's life - to avoid becoming so diminished or dissipated or
subjugated that who you are becomes disconnected from who
you were or who you want to be. Sickness and old age make
the struggle hard enough. The professionals and institutions we
turn to should not make it worse. But we have at last entered
an era in which an increasing number of them believe their job is
not to confine people's choices, in the name of safety, but to
expand them, in the name of living a worthwhile life."
of one's life - to avoid becoming so diminished or dissipated or
subjugated that who you are becomes disconnected from who
you were or who you want to be. Sickness and old age make
the struggle hard enough. The professionals and institutions we
turn to should not make it worse. But we have at last entered
an era in which an increasing number of them believe their job is
not to confine people's choices, in the name of safety, but to
expand them, in the name of living a worthwhile life."
| Atul Gawande Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End |
| TOM MIHAIL, PH.D. |
"Even the most privileged humans in the
Western world will join a tragically disfavored
class if they live long enough. They will belong
to the last caste of the human cycle, that of old
age, people who are among the most demeaned
of all citizens in the Western world, where youth
is worshipped to forestall thoughts of death. A
caste system spares no one."
Western world will join a tragically disfavored
class if they live long enough. They will belong
to the last caste of the human cycle, that of old
age, people who are among the most demeaned
of all citizens in the Western world, where youth
is worshipped to forestall thoughts of death. A
caste system spares no one."
"A world without caste would set everyone free."
| Isabel Wilkerson (2020) |
| "When I turned 80, we had a small celebration, which was lovely. I've definitely grown happier as I've matured, and I have even greater patience and love for others. There is a change in perception, a broadening, that comes with age, a greater appreciation for simple things. But you have to love yourself first." |