Between Heaven And Earth

The Greatest Invention in Human History is Aging - Dr. Bill ThomasAired Wednesday, 13 April 2016, 4:00 PM ETIn 1991, Dr. Thomas went from being an emergency room physician to the medical director of a nursing home in upstate New York. “The place was depressing, with old people parked in wheelchairs like frogs on a log, bored with nothing to do, just waiting for death to finally reach them. It was horrible,” Dr. Thomas recalls.So he did the unthinkable.He persuaded the facility and staff to get two dogs, four cats, several hens and rabbits, and 100 parakeets, along with hundreds of plants, a vegetable and flower garden, and a day-care site for staffers’ kids. At the time, there were laws prohibiting animals in nursing homes. They went ahead anyway.Listen to the rest of Dr. Thomas’ story and find out how we can change our misconceptions about aging, being older and why we don’t need to fear our “elderhood.”About the Guest Dr. Bill ThomasDr. Bill Thomas is an internationally recognized expert on aging. He is an