Aronson writes like a memoirist while giving us scientific insight, philosophical wisdom, and wise counsel for a journey and destination we all share.
— Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone
PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST
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Elderhood
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A monumental book about growing old in America–with powerful arguments and revolutionary conclusions that will challenge your assumptions, and open your mind about aging.
PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
AMAZON BESTSELLER
Elderhood
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Louise Aronson, MD MFA, is a leading geriatrician, writer, educator, and professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. The author of the New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize finalist Elderhood, she is a regular contributor to the New York Times and the New England Journal of Medicine among other publications. Recognition of Louise’s work includes a MacDowell fellowship, four Pushcart nominations, the American Geriatrics Society Clinician-Teacher of the Year award, and a Gold Professorship for Humanism in Medicine.
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I do define 'old' as chronological age "having lived or existed for a long time" vs 'young' "having lived or existed for a short time" Fact, not judgment Isn't #ageism introduced when we pretend people aren't #old when they are? Or allow narratives of old= bad vs different? twitter.com/WesElyMD/statu…
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