Abstract
The accumulation of years brings with it a variety of changes. Some changes are qualitative, such as the special love that only grandparents can provide for children. Other changes are quantitative, like the accrual of wisdom. But in the realm of medicine, aging tends to take on a shadowy connotation. Here, the alterations that occur are limiting, and the best that can be done is to hold one’s own.
You must help me, Doctor. I have so much to live for. —Eva Babbit, age 89
“The very rich are different from you and me. Yes, they have more money.” —Ernest Hemingway
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Pecker, M., Laragh, J.H. (1993). Introduction: Older People and Cardiovascular Illness. In: Messerli, F.H. (eds) Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 135. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3516-4_1
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