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The Boomer's Guide to Aging Parents: The Complete Guide by Carolyn Rosenblatt and Mikol Davis
Registered nurse and Attorney Carolyn Rosenblatt has over 40 years of combined experience in her two professions. She has compiled her nine-volume series into this Complete Guide.
The Who, What and Where of Elder Care by Jill R.E. Yesko and Ruth E. Thaler-Carter
Like the title says, this book covers every aspect of caring for your aging parents. And it is completely free, from Lifebrige Health.
An Uncertain Inheritance: Writers on Caring for Family by Nell Casey
Casey, a mental health journalist and editor (Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression) has collected a remarkable array of mostly original essays by talented writers on being cared for themselves and caring for parents, children and spouses with illnesses as varied as depression and brain injuries. The writers have faced age-old dilemmas: for instance, novelist Julia Glass grapples with her own mortality and tries to raise two young children while undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer.
Designated Daughter: The Bonus Years With Mom by D.G. Fulford and Phyllis Greene
Designated Daughter: The Bonus Years with Mom is D .G. Fulford's uplifting story of how, after her father's death, she returned home to become her mother's closest companion. Sharing her experience of the lessons, expectations, and surprises involved with caregiving, D.G. also reveals the wonderful ways to honor four generations of family. D.G.'s 88-year-old mother, Phyllis Greene, adds her own remarkable voice, contributing her point of view at the end of each chapter.
"Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories" Carol Bradley Bursack
This books is writeen as way for caregivers to lend an ear to one another. Each story about caring for the elderly is self-contained; each person telling his or her story knows your pain in watching a loved one suffer, the joy of giving of oneself, and the emotional and physical exhaustion of the whole experience.
"Love in the Land of Dementia" by Deborah Shouse
The author speaks from personal experience on finding hope in the caregivers journey.
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