Gen Xers Walking into Nursing Homes
Life, as of late, has been the spiral of mid-life, the realization that nothing is stationary, the same, or the safety your walls are not what they once were. Apparently the establishment, of baby boomer editors (as they tell me), would like to avoid this issue. Well, read on. Look yourself in the mirror afterward too. Notes: VA means Veterans Administration. The hospital has been changed to a generic filler. There are a number of things we learn in adulthood that we were never taught as children, no matter the socio-economic class we matured in. Yet, there are some things that have become a growing cultural concern, ones that are creeping into our lives as baby boomers age, mid-life arises, and we must face a growing population of aging and growing older. We are now facing an elderly population that surpasses previous generations as heart palpitations, diabetes, and other ailments of aging bodies are now maintainable—some curable—with a...