Posted 06/18/2009
Old People Should Just Die Already
Think how much money we could save!
By Sara Myers
In his June 13 New York Times op-ed, Tyler Cowen wrote, “Medicare expenditures threaten to crush the federal budget.” The title of the article was “Something’s Got to Give in Medicare Spending.” Got it. Old people cost too much money to keep alive—and you younger disabled people on Medicare, you’re not helping either. Read More >>
Posted 05/18/2009
Elderspeak: Another Manifestation of Ageism
Our reaction to aging is unhealthy
By Sara Myers
One reader responded to the previous blog with a comment that “most nurses and aides use goo goo baby talk” when caring for old people. Technically speaking, that’s called elderspeak—and it is more than annoying. It’s downright skin crawling. I know I’m not in the professional caregiving business, but why would someone to talk to another person like that? Ageism is one reason. Read More >>
Posted 02/23/2009
Old Age Unrecognizable to Many Elders
How could that be?
By Sara Myers
It must be hard to be old and pretend that you’re not—or maybe it’s not hard at all. “I never thought about getting old,” said my 92-year-old uncle at the funeral for his 94-year-old wife.
“How could that be?” I said, more as an exclamation than a question. Read More >>
“How could that be?” I said, more as an exclamation than a question. Read More >>
