AGEING
DISGRACEFULLY!
‘When I am old I shall wear purple’ – so said Jenny Joseph in her irreverant poem about how old age allows us to shrug off social restraints.
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Interview: Jackie Rankin Photo: Joel Goodman
Mersey Care consultant community geriatrician Dr Karthik Kayan.
If you’re hoping to dance in the mud at festivals, skydive or skateboard – you’d better start planning for it now. We hear from a doctor about how ageing well starts in our youth.