AARP quoted Caroline Cicero in an article on how the popular ideal of successful aging — staying fit, active and disease-free — excludes millions of older adults.
“A lot of [aging] has to do with luck, a lot of it has to do with genetics, and a lot of it has to do with socioeconomic status as well,” Cicero said. “I actually think that to age well, we need to acknowledge our own death. And so, instead of trying to avoid disease so we can live as long as possible, we need to acknowledge that we are mortal, and maybe we need to think more about what we want our final years or decades on Earth to include.”
