You are so good at incorporating so many sources and themes into one post!

.... avoidance of the word 'old' is symptomatic of an overall negative attitude toward aging.
This denial of old age has implications for all of us.

Ohhhh yes...
My dad is in a nursing home (aka "warehouse of death," I call it) and I will say no more...

But, THANK YOU for this. Off now to learn more about legend-of-sleeping-hero-holger-danske-viking-warrior-who-never-died/ ....