Pre order the latest book from Dr Lucy Pollock a wise compassionate and helpful guide to ageing with confidence __________ Today we are living longer lives and have choices now as never before about how we will age What will make us happy What are we frightened of and what might allay those fears What changes made right now will help us to flourish as we age This book contains lessons I ve learned from thirty years of working with older people and those close to them It looks at problems that can be fixed with tests and tablets and problems that require a different sort of medicine I explain what I have been taught about loss about impossible families about becoming older without children and the important things I have learned about sexuality race love and living with uncertainty The power has been in the wrong place for too long medical teams have not always heard the voices of older people or those who love them But if we are given power to influence the lives of our future selves how best shall we use it What do we want What difference can we make This is the moment for us to act to set in place a better society for older people and to build the future we want for ourselves __________ The Golden Rule Lessons in living from a doctor of ageingVery insightful Every doctor and nurse should do themselves and their patients a favour and read and reflect on their practice in relation to this book 140595325X