The Book About Getting Older
The Book About Getting Older is part self-help, part aging guide, and part comedy. It discusses topics such as how to ask your doctor if you really need to take a dozen medications and how to have difficult conversations about stopping treatment if a disease becomes terminal.
A long life should be embraced and celebrated, but it is not without challenges. Even the most difficult situation can be improved with the right conversation. Dr. Lucy's book provides answers to questions we can and cannot ask:
- Where do we begin?
- How do we determine whether it is worthwhile to take seven different medications?
- Is it normal to fall out of love with someone as they decline into dementia?
- Should Dad be driving, and if not, who can stop him if he is?
- What are the best care homes' secrets?
- When does tenacity turn into bad behavior?
- How do you navigate near-impossible discussions about resuscitation and treatment intensity?
- And who gets to decide what happens when we get sick?
The Book About Getting Older also contains amusing anecdotes and heartwarming stories. It's a great choice if you want to start thinking about the difficult stuff but also want some levity thrown in for good measure.
Author: Lucy Pollock
Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08N1GFRFP/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=B08N1GFRFP
