CNNW Anderson Cooper Special Report August 4, 2013
65 is expected to double, and demand for medications, specialists, and life prolonging procedures are expected to skyrocket. But what does getting old today really mean . More birthdays, more bills. More walks, more walkers. More play, more pills. Sure, most of the time old age seems like all coupons and early bird specials, but what happens when the day comes that we cant take care of ourselves . Growing old is the one thing that will happen to us all, even if no one ever wants to talk about it. Meet tootie, a retired shop clerk from griffithsville, West Virginia. For someone who is 91, she i...