Thanatology in the elderly
History shows that many old people who reached senile age in full enjoyment of their mental faculties have made life more remarkable, some examples are Goethe in letters, Newton in the sciences, Marco Polo in action, among many. Aging provides mental clarity, not in vain the masterpieces are, ordinarily, of old authors. Aging does not mean getting sick, nor old age equals pathology. Being old does not mean being in a terminal state and age is not a criterion to limit therapeutic interventions.