2 weeks Ago By The Straits Times
There is a large disparity in the care demanded by an ageing population and the actual supply of it, with one gender paying the price. Old age caught up with my spritely grandparents as they reached their 90s. It came like a thief in the night and caught them by surprise, having lived decades in spectacular health.
In the span of a year, my grandmother’s lung cancer turned terminal, while her dementia progressed, and my grandfather broke his hip. Already a subscriber? Log in Get exclusive reports and insights with more than 500 subscriber-only articles every month $9.90 $9.
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