Radical endurance : growing old in an age of longevity / Andrea Gilats.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gilats, Andrea, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aging--Psychological aspects.

Aging.

Older people--Psychology.

Older people.

Older people--Attitudes.

Older people--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2024.

Summary:

"Enlightening and deeply moving, alive to the sadness and joy of time passing, Radical Endurance is a guide and a companion through the experience of growing old. Andrea Gilats explores her fears of failing health and loss of independence while navigating the terrain of an ageist culture. She also finds fresh and unexpected ways of understanding herself, offering readers an unconventional coming-of-age story to celebrate a new stage of life"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover Page

Also by Andrea Gilats: Published by the University of Minnesota Press

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Introduction: The Pages of Our Lives

Part I: Truths

A Leap of Consciousness

A Birthday

A Right of Passage

A Life Alone

Part II: Transformations

A Belated Tenderness

A Right to Choose

Living like Joan Baez

An Inner Life

Part III: Growing Old

An Encore

A Well Being

Living like Herb Kohl

A Life Review

Warnings and Salutations

Part IV: Ageism

A Right to Die

Facing Ageism

A Trip to the Nursing Home

An Ageist Disease

Another Trip to the Nursing Home

A Golden Oldie

Part V: A Future

Surviving a Death Sentence

Wishing and Hoping

Living like May Sarton

A Path toward Atonement

An Afterlife

Acknowledgments

References

Author Biography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781452971834

OCLC:

1460464901