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“j k edwards”

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  • Life's Final Battle: Raging Against Immobility

    by J. K. Edwards ...
    Old age happens whether you like it or not.Your final years have arrived, and you must deal with it. You wish that these years had never come to you. You wish you could go back in time. You’re powerless to make such wishes come true. Will you passively surrender to failing balance and strength, like a Stubborn Mule, or a Denying Ostrich, and bury your head in the sand? Or will you fight like a ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

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  • Quarterly Essay 57 Dear Life

    On Caring for the Elderly

    by Karen Hitchcock ...
    Series Book 57 - Quarterly Essay
    In this moving and controversial Quarterly Essay, doctor and writer Karen Hitchcock investigates the treatment of the elderly and dying through some unforgettable cases. With honesty and deep experience, she looks at end-of-life decisions, frailty and dementia, over-treatment and escalating costs.Ours is a society in which ageism, often disguised, threatens to turn the elderly into a “burden” – ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • How We Age

    A Doctor's Journey into the Heart of Growing Old

    by Marc E. Argonin, MD ...
    In the tradition of Atul Gawande and Sherwin Nuland, Marc Agronin writes luminously and unforgettably of life as he sees it as a doctor. His beat is a nursing home in Miami that some would dismiss as God's waiting room. Nothing in the young doctor's medical training had quite prepared him for what he was to discover there. As Agronin first learned from ninety-eight-year-old Esther and, later, from ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Dear Life

    On Caring for the Elderly

    by Karen Hitchcock ...
    In this short, powerful book, Karen Hitchcock shines a light on ageism in our society. Through some unforgettable case studies, she shows what care for the elderly and dying is really like – both the good and the bad. With honesty and deep experience, she looks at end-of-life decisions and over-treatment, frailty and dementia.Dear Life is a moving and controversial argument against the creeping ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Alzheimer’s Society factsheet 458: The progression of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias

    by Alzheimer's Society ...
    Series Book 458 - Alzheimer's Society factsheets
    The progression of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias is a factsheet from Alzheimer's Society. This factsheet outlines the characteristics of early-, middle- and late-stage Alzheimer's disease and briefly looks at how other forms of dementia progress. It will be helpful to people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Health and social care professionals may also find it useful. ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 7 Tips to Help you Keep your Mind from Aging.

    by Sophia Roets ...
    No one wants to get older, but we all do. Here we discuss ways to help us keep the effects of aging at bay. General healthy living keeps the body young for longer. While it is true that a healthy body houses a healthy mind, there are many different ways to keep the mind healthy, alert and focused. That is what this piece is about. Exercises to keep our minds going and having fun at the same time. ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Alzheimer’s Society factsheet 524: Understanding and respecting the person with dementia

    by Alzheimer's Society ...
    Series Book 524 - Alzheimer's Society factsheets
    Understanding and respecting the person with dementia is a factsheet from Alzheimer's Society. It is important to remember that a person with dementia is a unique and valuable human being, despite their illness, and they should be treated with respect. This factsheet looks at ways to help the person to feel valued and good about themselves. It will be helpful to people in England, Wales and ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Live Better, Live Longer

    by Philip Selby ...
    The first edition of this book, entitled "A Guide to Successful Aging" was published in English, French, German, Spanish, and Japanese, and tens of thousands of copies were sold. It has now been completely revised.People today live longer than ever before. This increasing longevity is of vital importance – a unique opportunity to plan constructively for one's later years. This book can help you to ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The End of Old Age

    Living a Longer, More Purposeful Life

    by Marc E. Argonin ...
    The acclaimed author of How We Age, whose "descriptive powers are a gift to readers" (Sherwin Nuland), presents a hopeful and practical model of aging -- a guide to understanding how we can all make the journey better.As one of America's leading geriatric psychiatrists, Dr. Marc Agronin sees both the sickest and the healthiest of seniors. He observes what works to make their lives better and more ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Our Aging Bodies

    by Gary F. Merrill ...
    People in developed countries are living longer and, just as the aged population around the world is steadily growing, the number of adults eighty-five and older in the United States is projected to quadruple to twenty-one million people by 2050. The aging of our population has huge implications for baby boomers and their children, and has generated a greater interest in the causes and effects of ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Ageing, Disability and Spirituality

    Addressing the Challenge of Disability in Later Life

    by Eileen Mary Glass, Matthew Anstey, Christine Bryden, Dagmar Ceramidas, Alan Niven, Christopher Newell, Lawrence McNamara, Kirstin Robertson-Gillam, Ruwan Palapathwala, Malcolm Goldsmith, Lorna Hallahan, Rosalie Hudson, John Swinton ...
    This collection examines theological and ethical issues of ageing, disability and spirituality, with an emphasis on how ageing affects people who have mental health and developmental disabilities.The book presents ways of moving towards more effective relationships between carers and older people with disabilities; ways in which to connect compassionately and beneficially with the person's ... Read more

    $32.79 USD

  • At Peace

    Choosing a Good Death After a Long Life

    by Samuel Harrington ...
    The authoritative, informative, and reassuring guide on end-of-life care for our aging population.Most people say they would like to die quietly at home. But overly aggressive medical advice, coupled with an unrealistic sense of invincibility or overconfidence in our health-care system, results in the majority of elderly patients misguidedly dying in institutions. Many undergo painful procedures ... Read more

    $15.19 USD