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The Overwhelmed Woman’s Guide to…Caring for Aging Parents
Last Updated on Thursday, 17 June 2010 08:44 Written by admin Thursday, 17 June 2010 08:44
- ISBN13: 9780802452818
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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The US Census Bureau tells us that the retired and retiring populations are in the majority. Those born between 1945 and 1964 are now tasked with the care of the previous generation, from choosing housing to selecting final resting place. Julie-Allyson Ieron, through personal experience and extensive interviews and research, has compiled a resource that will inform as well as delight. Yes, delight! Choose from chapters such as:1 . Grandpa Can’t Jump (slowing down)2 . Swingin’ Seniors (independence as long as possible)3 . The Bionic Parent (21st-century medical miracles)4 . Visiting Nurse Kratchet (rehab)5 . Grumpy Old Men (and Women) (complaining)6 . Where Everybody Knows Your Name (chronic doctor’s office visits)7 . An Achy, Breaky Heart (life-threatening medical issues)8 . Showdown @ High Noon (patient advocate)9 . He’s Fallen and Can’t Get Up (living alone)10 . Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? (moving in)11 . Bringing Up Baby (caregivers with children)12 . Taming the Grinch (anger)Although this can be an overwhelming time of life, it can be managed and even enjoyed. If you are the pickle in the middle of the sandwich generation, this book is for you!
The Overwhelmed Woman’s Guide to…Caring for Aging Parents
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My Mother, Your Mother: Embracing “Slow Medicine,” the Compassionate Approach to Caring for Your Aging Loved Ones
Last Updated on Wednesday, 24 March 2010 08:21 Written by admin Wednesday, 24 March 2010 08:21
- ISBN13: 9780061243035
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Thanks to advances in science and medicine, our parents are living longer than ever before. But our health-care system doesn’t perform as well when decline eventually sets in. We want to do our best as our loved ones face new complications—more diseases and disabilities—demanding further need for support and careful judgment, but the choices we have to make can seem overwhelming.
Family doctor and geriatrician Dennis McCullough recommends a new approach: Slow Medicine. Shaped by common sense and kindness, it advocates for careful anticipatory “attending” to an elder’s changing needs rather than waiting for crises that force acute medical interventions—thereby improving the quality of elders’ extended late lives without bankrupting their families financially or emotionally. This is not a plan for preparing for death; it is a plan for understanding, for caring, and for helping those you love live well during their final years.
Tags: Aging, Approach, Brand New, Caring, Compassionate, Dennis McCullough, Embracing, Loved, Mark, medical interventions, Medicine, Mother, Ones, remainder mark, Slow | Posted under Books | 5 Comments