Lifelines: Living Longer, Growing Frail, Taking Heart

"Brilliant...an honest assessment of the pathways into and out of [elderly] disability."―Journal of the American Medical Association A specialist in elder care, Dr. Muriel Gillick examines the complications of lives lived far longer than ever before. This book aims to help the frail elderly and their families cope with the often unforeseen dilemmas of aging: the most common chronic ailments, the acute problems, and their impact on living options. Tracing the stories of four people, Dr. Gillick highlights the various challenges and decisions that arise when frailty develops and discusses the importance of prevention and social responsibility in assessing, treating, and living with frailty. "[G]ives me hope that if the worst should come, there is help to be found and meaning to be derived."―John Kotre, author of Make It Count
ASIN: 0393322416
VSKU: BVV.0393322416.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Muriel R. Gillick
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.