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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
Tags: achy breaky heart, Aging, Brand New, caring for aging parents, delight, generation, Guide, Julie-Allyson Ieron, Mark, Nurse Kratchet, Overwhelmed, Parents, pickle in the middle, to...Caring, Woman's | Posted under Books | No Comments
Fat, Stupid, Ugly: One Woman’s Courage to Survive
Last Updated on Saturday, 17 April 2010 08:27 Written by admin Saturday, 17 April 2010 08:27
- ISBN13: 9780757302251
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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In the spirit of A Child Called “It” comes an amazing story of resilience from a woman who triumphed over child abuse, cancer, and alcoholism to become the founder of A Place Called Home.
“I began life, it would seem, as some kind of Grimm’s fairy tale creature, large and oafish, undesirable, grossly imperfect. Neatly penned in my baby book were the words, ‘Debbie was a fat, unattractive baby.’ Fat and ugly aside, my life was fairly normal for a couple of years. It would be a while before the abuse began. Before the smoking and pills, the rage and rebellion, the alcoholism and cancer, the broken marriages.
In those first uncomplicated years I could have set out on any of a dozen different paths toward an orderly life . . . it was not to be. . . . But this is not a story of defeat.”
This is a book about surviving. It’s about hope. It’s about how each of us—ordinary, imperfect, damaged—can dream and heal. This book weaves the humorous, often outrageous, always courageous tapestry of Debrah Constance’s life. Voted Woman of the Year by the State of California Legislature for founding A Place Called Home (APCH), an organization providing services to at-risk inner-city kids in South Los Angeles, Debrah proves that anyone can rise above life’s obstacles and make a better life for themselves—and others.
Fat, Stupid, Ugly: One Woman’s Courage to Survive
Tags: Books, Brand New, Constance, Courage, Debbie, inner city kids, Life, Mark, remainder mark, South Los Angeles, spirit of a child, Stupid, Survive, Ugly, Woman's | Posted under Books | 5 Comments