Dr. Mahesh Moolani’s groundbreaking book Tough Decisions In Care Of Elderly Loved Ones: Dignity, Safety, Quality of Life (A guide for caregivers) recently took its rightful place on the bestseller list on Amazon. These days when so many older people are in the line of fire when it comes to Covid-19 this book provides readers with the information they need to provide readers with a valuable, real-world, and compassionate guide that can help them get their loved ones the best care they can later in life. Tough Decisions In Care Of Elderly Loved Ones: Dignity, Safety, Quality of Life was written before the recent pandemic hit, but it may well be a very real blessing for some readers. We were thrilled when Dr. Moolani agreed to chat with us.
Tough Decisions In Care Of Elderly Loved Ones: Dignity, Safety, Quality of Life (A guide for caregivers) is really a timely read can you tell us what inspired you to write this rather epic book?
I am Medical Director at couple of Nursing homes and I meet a lot of family members who are lost when they are taking care of their older relatives. I see the siblings fighting with each other and the spouses crying all the time when they can’t take care of the older relatives. I wanted to provide a guide that serves as helping hand for all the relatives who take care of their older relatives with Mental and physical problems.
Writing a book can be a very interesting process. Did you learn anything about yourself while writing this book?
Most important thing I learned was the fact that it takes a lot more time to write book than I initially thought. While writing the book I realized that I need to spend more time with my parents, siblings and other relatives.
You are a doctor so was writing a book challenging for you?
Yes, it was. It takes a lot of time away from other activities in the evenings or on weekends. I had to lot of research to get all the facts right. So it does take a toll on you, but it is worth it.
As a doctor what has it been like working in the time of COVID 19?
I am not on the frontlines. Most of my practice is Telemedicine due to COVID-19. I miss my office practice as I love to sit next to patient and talk to them. Many a times I hold hands of my elderly patients, while I talk to them.
When you aren’t writing or treating patients, what do you do to unwind?
I run or walk about 1 hour a day. I love hiking. I am pretty active on social media like FB and Linked. I have more than 20K followers on social media.
Tough Decisions In Care Of Elderly Loved Ones: Dignity, Safety, Quality of Life (A guide for caregivers) is available on Amazon.