How do you feel about this topic?
I was reading a WSJ article about elderly couple aging differently. It featured a couple in their 90s where he lives in an independent living apartment and she lhad ves in memory care at the same facility. She doesn’t seem to have a clue who he is, where she is, what she’s doing, etc.
It got me thinking about this topic. As lifespans continue to increase, I’m hearing more of this term called healthspan which means the length of one’s “healthy” life where one is independent, or functional, of attributes some level of quality to their life - however they judge that.
It seems as though our society automatically values lifespan with little regard to healthspan.