The Book About Getting Older (For People Who Don't Want to Talk About It)

- Blurb -

We are all apprentice old people. More and more of us are living to a very great age. But how do we give those we love, and eventually ourselves, a chance to be older as happily and healthily as we possibly can? Dr Lucy' s book looks at answers, to questions big and small, and helps us understand that long life is something to be celebrated and embraced. Most situations, she tells us, are solvable. - Is it normal to find you' re falling out of love with your partner, who is disappearing into dementia? - When does ' fiercely independent' turn into ' badly behaved' ? - How do you navigate the near impossible discussions around resuscitation, intensity of treatments, power of attorney? - How do you get doctors to listen? - Should your mother be taking seven different medicines? - Should Dad be driving, and if not, who can stop him? - What does a good care home look like? This practical book, full of warmth, humour, philosophy, joy and real-life stories, is by a doctor who has worked her entire career as a geriatrician, caring for people who have complicated problems and who need answers to the delicate questions that arise as we get older.