Charging Into the Golden Years

Thirty years ago, my grandparents were still alive. They lived in a small house in central Illinois with a front porch and a swing. As they aged, they spent more time on the front porch swing and less time being physically active. At the turn of the century, when my grandmother was born (yes, 1900!), the expectation was that people would simply grow old and become less active. After all, this seemed to be the experience for every single past generation in history.