The Book About Getting Older: Dementia, finances, care homes and everything in between

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Instead we get a powerful insight into the care provided by the NHS - and most particularly the attention to detail which goes into every individual.

A brilliant book . . . We all know the statistics. We are an ageing population and we are going to be having these chats over and over again. [ The Book About Getting Older] is a very good starting point' - Ray D'Arcy, RTE Radio 1 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, but this is the next best thing * Sandi Toksvig * In this new book Older, Liza finds herself making some tough decisions when her daughter gives birth and selfishly expects Liza to babysit full time and give up her own career needs. What should she do, be a carer as expected by her family or be involved with the production of her story for TV?Worse, though -- Liza has apparently raised a complete monster in her daughter Caitlin, who fully expects her mother to be her new baby's unpaid, live-in caretaker. Liza repeatedly tells Caitlin she doesn't want to do this and patiently explains that Caitlin and her husband -- yes, she's married -- have other options, even if they both want to keep their jobs. Oh, but daycare or a nanny are out of the question, Caitlin says -- she could never trust her child with a stranger! Not ready to succumb to old age and still love to be stylish? You'll love Getting Over Growing Older. From the perspective of a New York model and fashionista, you'll learn how to stay young for as long as possible. Serious, funny, kind and knowledgeable, this book helps guide us through essential conversations about issues of getting older * Eastern Daily Press * Caroline says, ‘The discussions about health describe how good habits in earlier life can be beneficial and also about independence and attitudes to its preservation.’ Cindy Eastman offers charismatic, raw honesty. Written in short essay form, Flip-Flops After 50is about Eastman's newfound perspective and attitude.

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This is beautifully written book. The subject matter, old age, is something that most of us don't want to think about... but despite the serious topic, this is not a heavy read by any means