ASIN: B00DSB89OW
Publisher: Samuel and Jane K. Brody
Pages: 190
Millions of people struggle with the frustration of trying to obtain the right health care for an aging loved one within a convoluted health care system best designed for quick fixes in younger patients. Confronted with complex situations and forced to make significant decisions, many patients and families feel overwhelmed. Drs. Samuel and Jane Brody share their professional and personal experiences with health care and the elderly in a warm, honest, and compassionate manner. They bring to life over 35 years of working with patients and their families as well as their own personal experiences with their parents. Each chapter is focused around a statement made by a patient, family member, or health care provider such as: "I want everything done," " She should live another 20 years," or "This is my first hospice patient." Every chapter also contains a case study to ...
