Aging Our Way: Lessons for Living from 85 and Beyond
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (825 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199797900 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 344 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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Written with remarkable warmth and depth of understanding, Aging Our Way offers a vivid look at a group of people who too often remain invisible--those who have lived the longest--and all they have to teach us.. While most books on the subject treat old age as a social problem and elders as simply diminished versions of their former selves, Aging Our Way views them as they really are: lively, complicated, engaging people finding creative ways to make their aging as meaningful and manageable as possible. In 1998, Hallmark unveiled their new "One-Hundredth-Birthday" cards, and by 2007 annual sales were at 85,000. In many ways, these elders can serve as role models. But how long people live raises the q
All generations can learn from this book! Rachel G Meika Loe's book "Aging Our Way: Lessons for Living from 85 and Beyond" is a poignant analysis of how aging in place can be enriching, empowering, and fun all at the same time. You certainly do not have to be in academia to appreciate this book! As discussed from the perspective of many of the elder's . "Useful book for all adult ages" according to Marvin L. Mcconoughey. Meika Loe combines scholarship and empathy in this readable book about aging. I gained insights into how others exert management of their aging in very diverse health and economic circumstances. A key message is that there is no one "right" way to handle old age. There are many successful approaches, a. Excellent "lessons" for aging in place East Bay Lifer As a clinical psychologist, I highly recommend the book, Aging Our Way: Lessons for Living from 85 and Beyond, October, 2011, Oxford University Press, by Meika Loe. I recently read it and then shared it with my 92-year old father. Meika Loe interviewed thirty elders (ages 85-102), living in their own e