If we live long enough, most of us become accustomed to the sight of seeing one’s parents age. And then we become familiar with the view in the mirror, assuming we don’t develop macular degeneration or some other form of senile blindness, as we ourselves grow older. Even though most of us expect to age, it is still difficult to watch oneself, one’s friends, parents and spouses reach that age where the invisible line between health and infirmity is crossed.
As mentioned by Dr. Azocar on page 12 of this NEWSLETTER, the number of elderly in our population is growing at an alarming rate.1 There are at least two reasons for this. Probably the biggest factor is that the first group of baby boomers, born in 1946, has already reached the age that many of us once thought signified retirement – 65 years old. A second reason for...
