The Book About Getting Older

<p><b>The honest, compassionate and vital guide to getting older, from dementia to finances, medication to care homes</b><br><br><b>'The most important book about the second half of your life you'll ever read. I wish everyone in the UK could be under Dr Lucy's care' </b>SANDI TOKSVIG<br><br><b>'This warm and compassionate book gets to the heart of older age' </b>THE BRITISH GERIATRICS SOCIETY<br>________<br><br><b>Now more than ever, we need to talk about getting older.</b><br><br>Many of us are living to a very great age. But how do we give those we love, and eventually ourselves, long lives that are as happy and healthy as possible?<br><br>Dr Lucy's book gives us answers to the questions we can voice - and those that we can't. This essential guide will guide you through those important conversations around growing older, answering every question you might have, including:<br><br><b>· </b>How do we start the conversation?<br><b>· </b>How do we ask whether it's worth taking seven different medicines?<br><b>· </b>Is it normal to find you're falling out of love with someone, as they disappear into dementia?<br><b>· </b>Should Dad be driving, and if not, who can stop him?<br><b>· </b>What are the secrets of the best care homes?<br><b>· </b>When does fierce independence become bad behaviour?<br><b>· </b>How do you navigate near-impossible discussions around resuscitation and intensity of treatments?<br><b>· </b>And who decides what happens when we become ill?<br><br><b>Serious, funny, kind and knowledgeable, this readable book helps guide us through essential conversations about getting older that go straight to the heart of what matters most.</b></p> <p><b>The honest, compassionate and vital guide to getting older, from dementia to finances, medication to care homes</b><br><br><b>'The most important book about the second half of your life you'll ever read. I wish everyone in the UK could be under Dr Lucy's care' </b>SANDI TOKSVIG<br><br><b>'This warm and compassionate book gets to the heart of older age' </b>THE BRITISH GERIATRICS SOCIETY<br>________<br><br><b>Now more than ever, we need to talk about getting older.</b><br><br>Many of us are living to a very great age. But how do we give those we love, and eventually ourselves, long lives that are as happy and healthy as possible?<br><br>Dr Lucy's book gives us answers to the questions we can voice - and those that we can't. This essential guide will guide you through those important conversations around growing older, answering every question you might have, including:<br><br><b>· </b>How do we start the conversation?<br><b>· </b>How do we ask whether it's worth taking seven different medicines?<br><b>· </b>Is it normal to find you're falling out of love with someone, as they disappear into dementia?<br><b>· </b>Should Dad be driving, and if not, who can stop him?<br><b>· </b>What are the secrets of the best care homes?<br><b>· </b>When does fierce independence become bad behaviour?<br><b>· </b>How do you navigate near-impossible discussions around resuscitation and intensity of treatments?<br><b>· </b>And who decides what happens when we become ill?<br><br><b>Serious, funny, kind and knowledgeable, this readable book helps guide us through essential conversations about getting older that go straight to the heart of what matters most.</b></p>