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The word “old” generally elicit a sense of pessimism within. ... A good four hundreds years before, Shakespeare had poetically put that old age is “second childishness and mere oblivion; sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything ;” The general perception of aging among the contemporary society remains not much different despite the current radical advancements. ...
The biggest misconception about old age is that invalidity. ... Even in advanced old age, only a small portion have functional disability. Between 1982 and 1989, a considerable lowering can be observed among chronic diseases such as arthritis, arteriosclerosis, dementia, hypertension, and stroke in old people.
Approximate Word count = 402 Approximate Pages = 1.6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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