Old: What Happens As We Age?

Ageing is a universal experience, yet it’s often shrouded in misconceptions and fears. In her groundbreaking book, “Old: What Happens As We Age?”, Dr. Doreen C. Parkhurst, a seasoned physician patient advocate with over 30 years of experience, breaks the silence on this taboo topic. This book serves as a comprehensive guide for individuals, families, and healthcare professionals, offering insights into the physical, emotional, and cognitive changes that occur as we grow older. Once we understand this, it will be time to think critically about decisions that will need to be made. Ideally each person will make those decisions in advance of when they are urgently needed. A framework should be developed about how to make critical complex medical decisions. These decisions include every aspect of medical care as well as how each person wants to live and die. Dr. Parkhurst is passionate about wanting to help patients and their families arrive at the right decision when faced with a medical dilemma. It is her hope that this book will prompt family discussions and ultimate valid choices.
She believes that by educating people concerning the changes in aging, they will be able to make informed decisions about how they wish to live out the balance of their lives and how they will be able to make decisions concerning their ultimate death.