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‘..those in public authority should read it and it will give ammunition to campaigners on various fronts.’ The Times
‘Clear and vigorous…we should all take note of Not Dead Yet.’ Michael Parkinson
‘Just what we need! A brisk, bold look at ageing in Britain today with a clarion call to action – written with admirable spirit and commitment.’ Joan Bakewell
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Why we need to be better at ageing…
Julia Neuberger asks why we allow our older relatives to be treated so appallingly and in her 10-point manifesto demands that we change our attitudes and behaviour towards ageing.
Parachuting into fields, running internet businesses, singing in rock groups at the age of 101 – some older people have never been so active. So why are others being so badly treated? In Not Dead Yet, Julia Neuberger asks the questions our society has shied away from – and demands answers.
• Why are older people increasingly marginalised, mistreated and patronised?
• Why are they allowed to die in hospital without food, water or pain relief?
• Why are we so bombarded with images of the young that older people are being driven from our TV screens?
• Why do the most experienced people find it so hard to get jobs?
• Isn’t there more to life than bingo, bowls and daytime television?
In her furious 10-point manifesto for grey power, Julia confronts a shameful injustice and in doing so sets us on the road to change that benefits us all.
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I ordered Julia Neuberger's book "Not Dead Yet" from Amazon after reading an interview in a recent copy of the SAGA magazine (which I had found on the table at our local Medical Centre). I am glad I did.
To give you some idea of what the book is about, the chapters are listed as follows:
1. Don't make assumptions about my age: End age discrimination
2. Don't waste my skills and experience: The right to work
3. Don't take my pride away: End begging for entitlements
4. Don't trap me at home because there are no loos or seats: Reclaim the streets
5. Don't make me brain dead, let me grow: Open access to learning
6. Don't force me into a care home: Real choice in housing
7. Don't treat those who look after me like rubbish: Train and reward care assistants properly
8. Don't treat me like I am not worth repairing: Community beds and hospitals
9. Don't treat my death as meaningless: The right to die well
10. Don't assume I'm not enjoying life, give me a chance: Grey rage
This is a true "Call to Arms"... but please don't wait until you are in your 60's, 70's, or older, to read it. Read it now... before it is too late. There is much to be done... and we have got to start now!
This was a really good way of getting my head out of just thinking about day-to-day local service provision, or planning for budgets one year ahead, to looking at how services need to be developed over the next five, ten or twenty years.
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