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Youve argued politics with your aunt since high school, but failing eyesight now prevents her from keeping current with the newspaper. Your mother fractured her hip last year and is confined to a wheelchair. Your father has Alzheimers and only occasionally recognizes you. Someday, as Muriel Gillick points out in this important yet unsettling book, you too will be old. And no matter what vitamin regimen youre on now, you will likely one day find yourself sick or frail. How do you prepare? What will you need?With passion and compassion, Gillick chronicles the stories of elders who have struggled with housing options, with medical care decisions, and with finding meaning in life. Skillfully incorporating insights from medicine, health policy, and economics, she lays out action plans for individuals and for communities. In addition to doing all we can to maintain our health, we must vote and organizefor housing choices that consider autonomy as well as safety, for employment that utilizes the skills and wisdom of the elderly, and for better management of disability and chronic disease.Most provocatively, Gillick argues against desperate attempts to cure the incurable. Care should focus on quality of life, not whether it can be prolonged at any cost. A good old age, writes Gillick, is within our grasp. But we must reach in the right direction.
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I found some of the ideas in here quite fascinating, especially how society views aging. However, there were parts that felt a bit dense and hard to get through. Still worth a read if you like exploring big ideas about life and youth.
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Emily Chen
Thought-Provoking Read on Aging
This book really dives into the myths we tell ourselves about aging and immortality. It's not just a science book; it's philosophical too, which I really enjoyed. The author's take on 'dangerous fantasies' made me rethink my beliefs about life and growing older.
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Jessica Moore
Not What I Expected
I was hoping for more practical advice on aging, but this book is more about the philosophies around youth and life. It wasn't for me—too abstract and not enough actionable insights. Disappointed, honestly.
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