Life certainly can be challenging at 70-plus, just like it can be at any age. Depending on how we are able to form familial ties and keep them, provide financial stability, maintain an acceptable level of health, energy, freedom from physical pain, mental acuity, etc. All of those things become more and more significant as time goes by.
However, depending upon the age one is, there's time to prepare for aging, and the sooner this preparation can begin, the easier it will be to realize and have when needed.
The question presupposes that those who are around now but won't be at age 70 are parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, older siblings, perhaps, and maybe cousins. It also presupposes, that there won't be new blood relations or family formed, such as a spouse, children, grandchildren, and so forth.
While the former will most likely be the case—parents and older generations tend to be gone by the time their children and grandchildren get into their 70s—the possibility of having a family, unless it's not possible due to some medical reason (and even then, there's the potential for adoption—not blood related, but still family), is there. Descendants can be a source of strength as we age, and I would hope that there would be an opportunity there.
Aging is an ongoing issue for many, and yes, there are those who end up alone. There are others who have posterity that also left alone mostly. So, having a family isn't a guarantee, but there are things that can be done to better prepare for the day when help is needed.
Places such as a care facility or community are available. I would hope they would be last resort. There's much more that can be done before such an eventuality to ensure we're not alone in our old age.
Life certainly can be challenging at 70-plus, just like it can be at any age. Depending on how we are able to form familial ties and keep them, provide financial stability, maintain an acceptable level of health, energy, freedom from physical pain, mental acuity, etc. All of those things become more and more significant as time goes by.
However, depending upon the age one is, there's time to prepare for aging, and the sooner this preparation can begin, the easier it will be to realize and have when needed.
The question presupposes that those who are around now but won't be at age 70 are parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, older siblings, perhaps, and maybe cousins. It also presupposes, that there won't be new blood relations or family formed, such as a spouse, children, grandchildren, and so forth.
While the former will most likely be the case—parents and older generations tend to be gone by the time their children and grandchildren get into their 70s—the possibility of having a family, unless it's not possible due to some medical reason (and even then, there's the potential for adoption—not blood related, but still family), is there. Descendants can be a source of strength as we age, and I would hope that there would be an opportunity there.
Aging is an ongoing issue for many, and yes, there are those who end up alone. There are others who have posterity that also left alone mostly. So, having a family isn't a guarantee, but there are things that can be done to better prepare for the day when help is needed.
Places such as a care facility or community are available. I would hope they would be last resort. There's much more that can be done before such an eventuality to ensure we're not alone in our old age.
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