Question

Have you noticed aging being medicalized in your daily life and experiences? If so, what are some examples you can think of?

In your opinion, is it society’s (or the government) responsibility or family/individual’s responsibility to care for the elderly? Why? How might this impact health and health care for the aging population?

Answer 1

Answer: Aging is the process where people get old and become mostly dependent on others. As soon as we get old, lots of diseases and discomforts occurs in our life. This is going to happen with every person living on this earth. The family should take care of the elderly people as they need much care and attention at this age. We should not make them abandoned and they should not feel lonely.

As aging starts some or the other diseases also get born in our body, not only diseases but also many kinds of weakness symptoms such as cataract, or dementia etc. So, this is the only time when these elderly people need their family members to take care of them. They do not want to stay alone, they need company at this stage. Loneliness kills them more than anything else. This also have an adverse impact on the health of the aging population.