The title of Roz Chast's National Book Award finalist memoir, Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant, sums up a lot of people's feelings on the topics--it can be uncomfortable to discuss with your loved ones. However, these are important conversations to have. Another resource for discussing uncomfortable topics is MHL's Death Cafe, which next meets on November 8th.
Caregivers of aging parents are an invisible workforce with insufficient access to legal, financial, physical and social support. Currently more than 12 million Americans require long-term care and that number is expected to double over the next twenty five years. According to the Family Caregiver Alliance, last year over 34 million Americans gave unpaid care to an adult over the age of 50. It's essential that caregivers educate themselves about the rights and options of their loved ones. These selections from our non-fiction and documentary film collection offer resources for navigating the medical and legal world as well as a chance to laugh and cry along the writers who boldly share their care giving story in memoirs.
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Caring for mom & dad
Focuses on children as caregivers for their parents as the baby boomer generation reaches retirement age |
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Role Reversal : How to Take Care of Yourself and Your Aging Parents
by Iris Waichler Book AnnoComprehensive guide to navigating the enormous daily challenges faced by caregivers. In these pages, Waichler blends her personal experience caring for her beloved father with her forty years of expertise as a patient advocate and clinical social worker. . |
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Can't we talk about something more pleasant? : A Memoir
by Roz Chast A graphic memoir by a long-time New Yorker cartoonist celebrates the final years of her aging parents' lives through four-color cartoons, family photos and documents that reflect the artist's struggles with caregiver challenges. |
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Bettyville : a memoir
by George Hodgman A veteran magazine and book editor returns to his hometown of Paris, Missouri, to take care of his aging mother, Betty, a strong-willed woman who speaks her mind and has never really accepted the fact that her son is gay |
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How to care for aging parents : a one-step resource for all your medical, financial, housing, and emotional issues ; foreword by Jennie Chin Hansen
by Virginia Morris Completely revised and updated, this comforting and authoritative guide offers support and advice for those caring for an elderly relative or friend, incorporating recent medical findings, information on fraud, helpful online resources and “aging in place” technologies. Original. |
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Planes, canes, and automobiles : connecting with your aging parents through travel
by Valerie M. Grubb Presents advice for traveling with aging parents, discussing how to select the right destination, pack efficiently, and stay safe and healthy during the vacation |
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Caring for Yourself While Caring for Your Aging Parents : How to Help, How to Survive
by Claire Berman A thoroughly revised guide for adult children of aging parents addresses such issues as guilt, long-distance caregiving, monetary concerns, and other practical and emotional issues, with all new sections on the Internet as a tool for seniors, new sources of prescription drugs, information on emergency response systems, and recommended exercises. Original. 17,500 first printing. |
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The eldercare consultant : your guide to making the best choices possible
by Becky Feola Combines real-life stories with practical advice for making eldercare decisions, covering such topics as evaluating caregiving options, managing the costs of care, and having difficult discussions with loved ones |
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The dementia caregiver : a guide to caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease and other neurocognitive disorders
by Marc E. Agronin This book focuses on what caregivers need to know to help manage the medical, physical, emotional and practical needs of their charges with dementia, as well as themselves. |