Of course mourners still feel the pain of the loss, but Judaism recognizes that to a certain degree, the passage of time is able to ease and heal the pain. Being able to return to everyday life freely helps achieve this healing. The shiva was the worst period, the shloshim was very hard, and this stage is bad.
The average number of children per woman was 3.7 during the baby boom period, compared to about 1.7 in recent years. According to the 2011 Census, 9.6 million persons, or close to 3 Canadians out of 10 (29%), were baby boomers.
By 2030, when the first baby boomers reach 84, the number of Americans over 65 will have grown by 75% to 69 million. That means more than 20% of the population will be over 65, compared with only 13% today. More than 35% will be over 50.