The denial of aging : perpetual youth, eternal life, and other dangerous fantasies /

You've argued politics with your aunt since high school, but failing eyesight now prevents her from keeping current with the newspaper. Your mother fractured her hip last year and is confined to a wheelchair. Your father has Alzheimer's and only occasionally recognizes you. Someday, as Mur...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gillick, Muriel R., 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, 2007.
Temas:
Old age > United States.
Old age > United States > Planning.
Older people > United States.
Aging > United States.
Retirement > United States.
Vieillesse > États-Unis.
Vieillesse > États-Unis > Planification.
Personnes âgées > États-Unis.
Vieillissement > États-Unis.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Aging.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues.
Aging
Old age
Old age > Planning
Older people
Retirement
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. An ounce of prevention
  • 2. When less is more
  • 3. Doing the right thing near the end
  • 4. The trouble with Medicare
  • 5. Is a nursing home in your future?
  • 6. Assisted living : boon or boondoogle?
  • 7. The lure of immoratality
  • 8. Making the most of the retirement years.

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