{"product_id":"aging-together-dementia-friendship-and-flourishing-communities-9780801899867","title":"Aging Together: Dementia  Friendship  and Flourishing Communities","description":"\u003cp\u003eNever in human history have there been so many people entering old ageroughly one-third of whom will experience some form of neurodegeneration as they age. This seismic demographic shift will force us all to rethink how we live and deal with our aging population. Susan H. McFadden and John T. McFadden propose a radical reconstruction of our societal understanding of old age. Rather than categorizing elders based on their cognitive consciousness  the McFaddens contend that the only humanistic  supportive  and realistic approach is to find new ways to honor and recognize the dignity  worth  and personhood of those journeying into dementia. Doing so  they argue  counters the common view of dementia as a personal tragedy shared only by close family members and replaces it with the understanding that we are all living with dementia as the baby boomers age  particularly as early screening becomes more common and as a cure remains elusive. The McFaddens inclusive vision calls for social institutions  especially faith communities  to build supportive  ongoing friendships that offer hospitality to all persons  regardless of cognitive status. Drawing on medicine  social science  philosophy  and religion to provide a broad perspective on aging  Aging Together offers a vision of relationships filled with love  joy  and hope in the face of a condition that all too often elicits anxiety  hopelessness  and despair.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646891581493,"sku":"ByrdShop_0801899869","price":46.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780801899867.jpg?v=1781680377","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/aging-together-dementia-friendship-and-flourishing-communities-9780801899867","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}