Planning for the Future

Ernest H. Rosenbaum, MD, and Malin Dollinger, MD 
Adapted for the Canadian edition by Mary Vachon,
RN, PhD 

"The best way to get something done is to begin." 
                                      —Elmo A. Petterle 

The chances for living a long and healthy life
are now greater than ever before. Age is just
a number that measures time. As George
Burns said, "You're not old until the candles
on your birthday cake cost more than the
cake."
    Today, we have better nutrition, better
physical fitness, improved living conditions,
new drugs, new advances in medical science such
as transplants, bypasses and other life-prolonging