RT Article
T1 Plague Journal
JF Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
VO 30
IS 1
SP 188
OP 189
A1 Burton, Robert A.
LA English
PB Cambridge Univ. Press
YR 2021
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1827969032
AB Given a strong family history of early heart attacks, the future has always been an iffy proposition. Miraculously, I have bypassed the early off-ramps and find myself approaching 80, stents in place, considering the very real but previously unimaginable possibility of still more. But what kind of more? With dopamine on the wane and no longer supercharged by the push and shove of unbridled ambition and pride, bigger and grander are out of the question. Tired clichés poke through the widening cracks in my thinking to become uninvited bulletins of compromise and consolation. Be grateful. Relax, reminisce, enjoy sunsets, learn the backyard birds’ names, maybe even sing to them, and count blessings.
DO 10.1017/S0963180120000663