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SIRA: Quality of Life and Aging

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While prolonging life is certainly an important goal, the quality of the extra years is also important. Theodore Ganiats,MD discusses the science of evaluating quality of life, including the current strengths and limitations. Series: SIRA (Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging) [6/2008] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 14200]

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  • so eventually why and how does the quality of life improve between 60 and 70 ?

  • Atleast listen to what he has to say from min 49:07!!!

  • "Deathism: The set of beliefs and attitudes which glorifies or accepts death and rejects or despises immortality."

    "we are unhappy with our personalities"

    that's the point - my biology, my body, which is falling apart because of aging - that is not my personality. Neither my home, or my car.

    I want a younger body and I don't want my parents to die. If someone wants to enjoy death in a form of aging - fine, but there must be a freedom of choice for everyone.

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