loppear reviewed Elderhood by Louise Aronson
Review of 'Elderhood' on Goodreads
3 stars
Memoir mixed with case studies and policy, fairly rambling yet sharp insight and honesty. But strong themes that aging is systematically treated as abnormal/invisible in society and medicine, and that medical specialization and focus on illness/procedures leads to inhumane, wasteful, and sometimes dangerous maltreatment of aging's interactions of conditions and health needs.
