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A gold mine of practical advice, funny anecdotes, and tales of triumphs and travails from Val Grubb, who has traveled more than 300,000 miles (and counting!) with her 84-year-old mother in the past twenty years. When planning a recent trip overseas, however, Grubb realized that her mom's physical and mental capabilities had suddenly changed. Her mom now needed a wheelchair, for example, and was afraid to travel alone (even on short flights to meet...
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This guide confronts the pervasiveness of verbal, physical, mental, sexual, and financial abuse of America's elder generation, and gives practical advice for the elderly, families, and professional caregivers. Advice on protecting loved ones, evaluating facilities, and partnering with the medical community is mixed with personal stories of the author. Sandell is founder of an organization that helps families cope with challenges of placing loved ones...
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"In her first memoir, Roz Chast brings her wit to the topic of aging parents. Spanning the last several years of their lives and told through a mixture of cartoons, family photos, documents, and a narrative, Chast's memoir is both comfort and comic relief for anyone experiencing the life-altering loss of elderly parents. When it came to her elderly mother and father, Roz held to the practices of denial, avoidance, and distraction. But when Elizabeth...
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Drawing on AARP's ... expertise in the topic, AARP's Caring for Your Parents offers both sensitive counsel and a practical road map through the complex emotional terrain many of us face as our parents age. This ... book guides readers through a new, creative approach to caregiving that turns familial duty into a journey of emotional development and resolution. Based on a 32-page National Magazine Award-nominated special feature, Caring for Your Parents...
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"Caring for a parent whose health is in decline is a deeply meaningful way to express your love and loyalty. But if you've picked up this book, chances are you're also struggling with some aspect of your role as a caregiver. Whether you're tired of clashes with siblings, frustrated that your parent no longer seems to appreciate your help, or confused by ambivalent feelings, you're not alone. The emotional toll of caregiving is seldom acknowledged,...
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"Here, readers will gain a better understanding of their own lives and know they are not alone in the emotional struggles of caring for an aging patent. Distress can become peace of mind. Relationships that might be weakened by a caretaker rule - between caretakers and their children, spouses, and friends - can actually grow stronger with the experience."--Jacket.
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"As the population of North America ages, millions of adult children are faced with the challenge of how to help their parents make the transition to their later years of life. For elderly parents in reasonably good health for whom living on their own is no longer possible, assisted living facilities (ALFs) are becoming an increasingly popular option, ideally providing some measure of independence with varying degrees of assistance and support." "The...
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"An exquisitely written, expertly reported memoir and expose; of modern medicine that leads the way to more humane, less invasive end-of-life care based on the author's acclaimed New York Times Magazine piece. This is the story of one daughter's struggle to allow her parents the peaceful, natural deaths they wanted and to investigate the larger forces in medicine that stood in the way. When doctors refused to disable the pacemaker that caused her...
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