Pre Social Hour: Marc Sapir
Location
Ashby Village, Fellowship Hall
1953 Hopkins St, 1st Floor
Berkeley, CA 94707
USA
(510) 204-9200
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Pre-Social Hour Event
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When: First Friday of the month, 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Where: Ashby Village, in the Fellowship Hall, 1953 Hopkins Street, Berkeley
Open to: Ashby Village members, volunteers and guests
Accessibility: use entrance on Hopkins Street
For More Info: info@ashbyvillage.org or call 510-204-9200
Stories about Amazing Disabled Elders with Marc Sapir
Join retired physician and author Marc Sapir for a reading from his book I’ll Fly Away, a collection of stories about remarkable disabled elders who were part of the Center for Elders’ Independence PACE program in the 1990s.
Named for the 1929 song about freedom, the book explores the lived experiences of 40 people nearing the end of life. Drawing on decades of clinical practice, Sapir reflects on aging, mortality, and the ways cultural identity and community shape how we live — and how we are cared for — in our final years.
As John Swartzberg, MD, FACP (UC Berkeley School of Public Health and Chair of the Editorial Board, UC Berkeley Wellness Letter), writes:
“'I’ll Fly Away', a 1929 song, is about freedom; it’s also the title of Marc Sapir’s beautiful book [...] Using the wisdom gained from the patient-doctor relationship and a Janus-like understanding of crossroads, we learn how looking back informs the road moving toward death. This alone makes the reader’s time rewarding. But this book is also an important reflection on how society supports (or does not) elders through their journey. Sapir elegantly argues that the fundamental values of cultural identity and community and their relationship with mortality signal our commitment to human dignity across life’s continuum.”
About the Author
Marc Sapir is a retired primary care, public health, and geriatric physician, social justice activist, and writer based in the East Bay. In the 1990s, he served as the first medical director of the Center for Elders’ Independence PACE program. Earlier in his career, he worked with the United Farm Workers Union and served as Berkeley Public Health Officer. In 1988, along with Steve Lustig of Ashby Village and others, he spearheaded the Berkeley High School Health Center project, which continues to serve students today.
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