The old looking after the even older in China.
Sixty-eight year old Zhang Guosheng spends his days caring for an 81-year-old fellow villager — washing his clothes, bringing meals to his bed and keeping him company — a routine he will keep up until he himself needs the type of care he is now providing.
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AGNES, a suit to emulate old age.
I am sure you have heard of the fat suit and pregnancy suit. Now meet AGNES – the old person suit.
AGNES stands for “Age Gain Now Empathy System” and was designed by researchers at MIT’s AgeLab to emulate what it feels like — physically — to be 75 years old with arthritis and diabetes.
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