Hi Filiz,
I agree, I think in Western countries where these chronic degenerative diseases are present and healthcare is more widely available and understood, most natrual processes of life become medicalised. From childbirth, to bereavement, you could even argue alchohol and drug addiction.
In poorer countries there is no time or energy for sympathy of these things, but in Western countries it is now the social norm to sympathise and help people through these times. Most people even seek help themselves.
It is the aim of people to want to be 'healthy' in every way from their looks, to their mind and their bodies.
This also ties in to modern medicines aims of preventing ageing and prolonging life for as long as possible.
