Part I: The Airplane Diaries 1 Colliding Worlds 2 First Decline What I Wish I''d Known: Early Warning Signs of Dementia (Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH) 3 Panic Attack 4 Countdown to Advocacy What I Wish I''d Known: What Is Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Alzheimer''s Disease . and How Do You Tell the Difference? (Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH) 5 A New Way of Seeing 6 Passages What I Wish I''d Known: How to Find a Good Memory Facility (Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH) 7 Montavilla Beginnings What I Wish I''d Known: Moving Day: How to Ease the Transition (Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH) 8 Dallas II 9 Visiting Hours 10 The Phone Call What I Wish I''d Known: Falls--A Leading Cause of Death in Older Adults and What You Can Do to Prevent Them (Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH) 11 Surgery for an Alzheimer''s Patient 12 It''s a Matter of Life or Death What I Wish I''d Known: A Deadly Fate with Few Symptoms--Dehydration--How to Recognize It and How to Prevent It (Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH) 13 Forsaken 14 No Man Is an Island 15 Do No Harm What I Wish I''d Known: The Problem of Pain in Dementia and Why Millions of Seniors Are Suffering (Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH) 16 Return of the Man Part II: A Good Ending 17 A Radical Prescription What I Wish I''d Known: The Best "Anti-aging" Pill of Them All (Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH) 18 No Senior Left Inside What I Wish I''d Known: The ABCs of Exercise (Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH) 19 I''m Not Cedaring; I''m Scissoring What I Wish I''d Known: How to Ensure Parents'' Wishes for Care Are Met--Before a Crisis Hits (Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH) 20 Who''s Shelby? What I Wish I''d Known: What Is a TIA? And What Do I Do If I Think My Parent Is Having One? (Elizabeth Eckstrom,MD, MPH) 21 Stories from the Fall 22 The Very Best Christmas Ever 23 Three Things What I Wish I''d Known: The Art to Aging . Healthfully. for Your Body and Your Mind (Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH) 24 I See Little Green Men What I Wish I''d Known: Come to Your Senses! The Value of Aids (Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH) 25 Delirious 26 Paging Doctor HIP! What I Wish I''d Known: What Delirium Is, and Why It''s Essential You Know How to Spot It (Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH) 27 "Sometimes It''s Better If They Never Wake Up" What I Wish I''d Known: The Most Important Medical Word That Can Save Your Parent''s Life--"Baseline" (Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH) 28 Where Old People Are Sent to Die 29 The Lazarus Syndrome 30 A Hope and a Future 31 So What''s a Geriatrician and Why Should I Care? What I Wish I''d Known: The Tsunami Is Coming . and Why You Should Be Worried (Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH) 32 Pharmacopeia What I Wish I''d Known: Too Many Pills--The Fourth-Leading Cause of Death in Seniors (Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH) 33 The Search Begins 34 Honey and Dummy 35 Mountains and Valleys What I Wish I''d Known: The Care and Maintenance of Caregivers (Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH) 36 Who''s Taking the Trazadone? What I Wish I''d Known: How to Get a Good Night''s Rest-- Naturally (Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH) 37 The Art of Caregiving 38 Living to One Hundred 39 And They Shall Inherit the Earth 40 Go GICU! Stop Step-Down! What I Wish I''d Known: The Serious Problems of Today''s Hospitals for Older Adults--Why We Need to Demand a Change Now (Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH) 41 How to Pack for the Next Trip 42 Faithful Companion 43 Crossing the Line What I Wish I''d Known: What Is Palliative Care, and How Can It Help My Parents and Me? (Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH) 44 A Good Ending Appendix 1 The Drugs Seniors Should Not Be On but Are Too Often Prescribed, as Determined by the American Geriatric Society "Beers List" Appendix 2 Health History Sheets: What Every Senior Must Have Appendix 3 Continuity of Care: The Daily Checklist for You, Your Parent, Your Caregiver, and Your Doctor.