Human Growth in Old Age
Program KS3-5b • 29 mins
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Program KS3-5b • 29 mins
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Note: This is part of our series, “Kindred Spirits,” which contains four volumes of 12 half-hour segments.
Although many people crave the break from daily work they receive upon retirement, in some cases the experience of an “endless vacation” eventually causes individuals to feel purposeless. They often feel lonely and depressed, drifting with too much spare time in which to think about their physical ailments. With the erosion of savings caused by the economic downturn starting in 2008, many seniors seeking extra income will now be moving back into the workforce.
The human survival instinct prods us to outlast afflictions and, if circumstances permit, to reach old age. Nothing, of course, could be more quintessentially natural than aging. Physician Andrew Weil gives his views on healthy longevity in which older people come to accept the challenges and discover the rewards of aging, plus a look at Okinawa home to the highest percentage on earth of people who live to be 100.
A mediator relates how Colorado residents on both sides of the ethical debate about end of life questions were able to find common ground on the need to improve compassionate care for patients who are gravely ill.
The sometimes heavy burdens—and unexpected rewards—of caring for an elderly relative are considered by Wisconsin-based author and radio journalist Connie Goldman.
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