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14%OFFMuriel R. Gillick - The Denial of Aging. Perpetual Youth, Eternal Life, and Other Dangerous Fantasies.  - 9780674025431 - V9780674025431
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The Denial of Aging. Perpetual Youth, Eternal Life, and Other Dangerous Fantasies.

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Description for The Denial of Aging. Perpetual Youth, Eternal Life, and Other Dangerous Fantasies. Paperback. Chronicles the stories of elders who have struggled with housing options, with medical care decisions, and with finding meaning in life. This book lays out action plans for individuals and for communities. It says that care should focus on quality of life, not whether it can be prolonged at any cost. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: VFJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.

You’ve 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 Alzheimer’s 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 you’re 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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674025431
SKU
V9780674025431
Shipping Time
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99-1

About Muriel R. Gillick
Muriel R. Gillick, M.D., is Clinical Professor of Ambulatory Care and Prevention at Harvard Medical School. She is a staff physician for Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, and she is also on the medical staff of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Faulkner Hospital.

Reviews for The Denial of Aging. Perpetual Youth, Eternal Life, and Other Dangerous Fantasies.
Finally, a book that tells the truth about aging, starting with the fact that eating right and exercising will not prevent it. Dr. Gillick provides a fascinating guide for the journey into old age, and shows us how to make the best of it. Boomers (and most other grown-ups) will find her book right on target.
Marcia Angell, ... Read more

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