At 103, he finished a memoir titled “Keep Breathing,” his answer to anyone who asked him the secret to a long life. The privilege of aging does not come without compromise and loss, and I doubt I’d be very good at either. “We don’t want to simply extend old age if it means more years of disability and dementia,” Sideroff said. His own short-term memory isn’t what it used to be, Steve told me, and he's dealing with prostate health issues, like so many men his age. A couple of years ago, when I told Morrie I was writing a book about aging and retirement and asked for his thoughts, he said he’d prefer to answer by letter.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 22, 2023 19:17 UTC