Life is an aging process.
From the most mundane situations to the truly sublime, the Tales illuminate the emotional, psychological, and spiritual aspects of aging along with the diverse strategies people use to adapt to its realities..
The experiences explored in this book include the Good News and the bad as the inevitable ravages of age intrude into the lives of Dr Bernstein\'s patients.
It is written for the physicians, nurses and other providers who care for the elderly.
You\'re Old is written for the aging and the aged, their children, and younger people who aspire to grow old.
Each chapter concludes with Notes on Living Longer, and a resource section, providing topic-specific information on organizations, websites, and other expert sources that can help the reader better understand and prepare for the prize of surviving youth and middle-age: becoming old.
The book also examines the tremendous abilities of medicine today as well as its limits, and the social issues that adults in America face as they age.
You\'re Old uses real patient experiences to explore What happens as we age-physically, mentally, and socially.
In this way, I\'ve Got Some Good News and Some Bad News: You\'re Old serves as a guide for all of us as we age, providing topics for contemplation and discussion with friends, family and colleagues.
How we lead our lives when we are old, particularly as we near the end, is, I believe, worth pondering.
Each of us will go through it in our own way.
Life is an aging process
