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We're living exciting bonus years - decades that our parents and grandparents didn't have. But how to navigate this complex terrain? AARP's Navigating Your Later Years for Dummies helps you and your family understand the growing range of opportunities. Even more importantly, it helps you chart the next steps to live the life you choose, as independently as you choose, no matter your specific circumstances and needs.  

“A thoroughly researched and compelling mix of personal narrative and hard-nosed reporting that captures just how flawed care at the end of life has become” (Abraham Verghese, The New York Times Book Review). This bestselling memoir—hailed a “triumph” by The New York Times—ponders...

Marc's family is devastated by his father's Alzheimer's diagnosis. After three challenging years, Marc sees new doors open for healing that until now he had not believed were possible. Despite fierce opposition and a ruthless foe, a wondrous journey unfolds before them as the Holy Spirit leads the way to liberation. From Alzheimer's with Love is the true-life story of a six-month journey from deterioration to restoration from this devastating disease.

'Rachel takes the worst life can throw at us and shows us the beauty in it' Adam Kay, author of This is Going to Hurt Included in Best Books to read in 2021 pieces in the Sunday Times, Guardian, Financial Times, New Stateman, Daily Mirror, Daily Express, Evening Standard, The Tablet, Sunday...

Death was conspicuously absent during Rachel's medical training. Instead, her education focused entirely on learning to save lives, and was left wanting when it came to helping patients and their families face death. She came to specialize in palliative medicine because it is the one specialty in which the quality, not quantity of life truly matters. In the same year she started to work in a hospice, Rachel was forced to face tragedy in her own life when her father was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE BALSILLIE PRIZE FOR PUBLIC POLICY It took the coronavirus pandemic to open our eyes to the deplorable state of so many of the nation's long-term care homes: the inhumane conditions, overworked and underpaid staff, and lack of oversight. In this timely...

The story of one woman’s struggle to care for her seriously ill husband—and a revealing look at the role unpaid family caregivers play in a society that fails to provide them with structural support. Already Toast shows how all-consuming caregiving can be, how difficult it is to find support...

The first book to validate the meaningful dreams and visions that bring comfort as death nears. Christopher Kerr is a hospice doctor. All of his patients die. Yet he has cared for thousands of patients who, in the face of death, speak of love and grace. Beyond the physical realities of dying are...

A moving memoir and an extraordinary love story that shows how an expert physician became a family caregiver and learned why care is so central to all our lives and yet is at risk in today's world. When Dr. Arthur Kleinman, an eminent Harvard psychiatrist and social anthropologist, began caring...

New York Times bestselling author Maria Goodavage takes us on a thrilling, delightful, globe-trotting journey to discover the heartwarming and fascinating new world of doctor dogs. In this groundbreaking book, Goodavage brings us behind the scenes of cutting-edge science at top research...

When Dr Arthur Kleinman, an eminent Harvard psychiatrist and social anthropologist, began caring for his wife, Joan, after she was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, he found just how far the act of caregiving extended beyond the boundaries of medicine. In The Soul of Care, he delivers a deeply inspiring story about what it means to grapple with illness from both sides, as an experienced doctor and a loving husband. Caregiving is long, hard, unglamorous work - at moments joyous, more often tedious, sometimes agonising, but always rich in meaning.

Our understanding of cancer is slowly undergoing a revolution, allowing for the development of more effective treatments. For the first time ever, the death rate from cancer is showing a steady decline … but the ‘War on Cancer’ has hardly been won. In The Cancer Code, Dr Jason Fung offers...

THE INTERNATIONAL BEST SELLER FEATURING INTERVIEWS WITH DR ANTHONY FAUCI, DAME SALLY DAVIES AND DR JIM DOWN For every doctor there is that one patient, whose story touches them in a way they didn’t expect, changing their entire outlook on life. This inspiring and deeply moving book is the...

Kate never expected to become a home care worker. But when she left her senior role in the NHS, burnt-out and disheartened, she thought caring for people in their own homes would be a simpler job. But despite being determined not to become too involved with her 'customers', she soon found herself developing firm friendships, forging deep connections and bearing witness to the extraordinary drama to be found in ordinary lives. With energy, compassion and clarity her memoir gives an astonishing insight into this unsung profession, and into the hidden lives of the housebound and infirm.

In this non-fiction book, listeners are introduced to the heartbreaking and infuriating stories of three patients and their families who experienced a complete lack of care and compassion in an American Long Term Acute Care Hospital. Despite the desperate pleas and efforts of their families, these patients were neglected and even denied basic needs, resulting in tragic outcomes.

Nancy C. Caralla, Founding President, Executive Director of the C Diff Foundation, and the C Diff Foundation’s Chairperson of Nutrition Wellness, Karen F. Factor, MS, RD, LDN, share their knowledge and experience with patients who have been diagnosed, treated for, and recovering from a C. difficile infection (CD), with family members, caregivers, and individuals sharing a common interest.

Find real relief in just 15 minutes a day—even if you feel overwhelmed, without complicated routines or extra time you don’t have. Are you desperate for relief that actually fits into your chaotic days, without more guilt or impossible routines? You’re exhausted from juggling everyone’s needs, barely finding a moment to breathe, and wondering if relief is even possible in the middle of real-life caregiving. What if you could feel lighter, calmer, and more in control, starting with just a few minutes a day?

The American healthcare system is not designed for clarity or compassion. Neither are family members and friends. In What to Expect When Your Loved One Is Ill, Ardyce shares her own stories of standing her ground in ICU rooms, dealing with dismissive specialists, and fighting for tests that ultimately saved her loved one’s life. With a dash of humor, she describes obstacles to expect in traversing the maze of health insurance, medical care, and bored administrators in the United States.

Read by the author and featuring eight exclusive bonus sections Jen calls “Vaginal Vignettes”: humorous and unforgettable moments from Jen’s real-life experiences in the labor and delivery room. “A refreshingly compassionate roadmap built on boundaries, clarity, and real communication...

Conheça os cuidados necessários com pessoas idosas, veja como melhorar a qualidade de vida na terceira idade e saiba quais doenças mentais mais atingem idosos. Envelhecer não é necessariamente sinônimo de dependência. Por isso, é importante que as pessoas pensem no envelhecimento saudável e atuem no sentido de prevenção, minimizando os problemas decorrentes de um envelhecimento patológico e incapacitante.