65 is expected to double, and demand for medications, specialists, and life prolonging procedures are expected to skyrocket. But what does getting old today really mean . More birthdays, more bills. More walks, more walkers. More play, more pills. Sure, most of the time old age seems like all coupons and early bird specials, but what happens when the day comes that we cant take care of ourselves . Growing old is the one thing that will happen to us all, even if no one ever wants to talk about it. Meet tootie, a retired shop clerk from griffithsville, West Virginia. For someone who is 91, she is still doing remarkably well, still living in her own house where, like most of us, she hopes to live out the final chapter of her life. She is witty and resilient, even if she is a bit uncompromising, and shes also my grandma. Hey, goodlooking well, welcome to tooties bed and breakfast. How are you, pretty lady . Well, im here. You look good. Did you go to the doctor last week . Uhhuh. Yeah . Wh