The Keys to Quality of Life While Aging, Part 3: What Does It Mean to You? by Stephanie Whitten
"We don’t stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing." - George Benard Shaw Everyday of our lives we have thoughts of planning for the future, for our families, savings, 401K, and life insurance. That way we can retire and live the remainder of our time comfortably with money, to do things with family and maybe travel. But do we really consider how we want those things to happen? Make sure to keep in mind of health and wellness, mental and physical, and sexual health. What does quality of life mean to you? Is it the hope of good genes and things we don’t have control over? The control over our lives, body and environment, is something we all want to have for as long as possible. The fact gives the thought of having to give up anything in life because you are not able to do it any longer, is not even in your vocabulary. I decided to ask a few of my clients and patients, what quality of life as they were aging meant? The answers were not shocking at all. As a matter of fact, the answers should be something that people at any age would find important to incorporate into their lives. In no particular order, they mentioned overall health and
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