[Successfully aging elderly.]

Only a small proportion of older people (2-5% of 80-90 years old) do not suffers from activity limitation keeping good cognitive and sensorial abilities, living an active, independent life, maintaining social relationships. Interestingly, it is possible sometime to see these "old successful elderly people" in neurology medical facility because of an overzealous practitioner or because their exuberance puts them in danger of falling. Surprisingly, most people consider this uncommon way to grow old as available to anyone, so all those who became pensioners expect to getting old in the same way. In this article the author tells some amazing stories about this "successful old age".