Subjects:  1. Aging - General    2. Aging parents    3. Care    4. Decision making    5. Eldercare    6. Family & Relationships    7. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    8. Family/Marriage    9. Home care    10. Older people    11. Parenting - Parent & Adult Child    12. Planning    13. Social Gerontology    14. United States    15. Care of the elderly    16. Family & Health    17. Medical / Caregiving    18. Psychology    19. Self Help   

Subjects:  1. Administration    2. Community health services    3. Eldercare    4. Family & Relationships    5. Family & Relationships / Eldercare    6. Health Care Delivery    7. Medical    8. Medical / Administration    9. Medical / Health Care Delivery    10. Social service    11. United States   

Subjects:  1. Diseases - Alzheimer's & Dementia    2. Diseases - General    3. Eldercare    4. Health & Fitness    5. Interpersonal Relations    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Spanish: Adult Nonfiction   

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Sentient and Bittersweet
I'm willing to bet that whoever wrote the editorial review for Publisher's Weekly (above) has never known the crushing agony of losing someone to death that s/he truly loved; or suffered the kind of pain that still drops you to your knees, years, even decades later, begging for mercy. The kind of anguish where you'd gladly give your own life just to make it stop. The kind you bear when you know they are never coming back and there is nothing you can do. I'm very happy for that reviewer. I hope he or she will never know it. But Heart of Grief must be read by those who understand all too well the overwhelming tidal wave of hopelessness that accompanies the loss of a loved one. Where Publisher's Weekly found this book simplistic, I found beauty in its quiet simplicity.
Paradigm Shift
Dr. Attig's book is an important part of a paradigm shift in our thinking about grief. He has thrown open a door to new thinking about how we can continue to be in relationship to loved ones who are no longer alive. This book is eloguently written with the ring of truth from the lives of real people. An excellent addition to our knowlege and understanding of grief.

The Heart of Grief
On September 11, 2001, many sons and daughters, mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters died. I lost my own son 10 years ago and since that time I have wondered what can really be of help to parents, or other grievers in learning to live with such loss. Now, more than ever, life seems so fragile in this world and the need for understanding grief as important as ever. It is so hard when grief is so great. Our fears of our own mortality spring to the front stage of our emotins nakedly exposed to others. I recently found Tom Attig's The Heart of Grief and it met me right where I was. Using his personal experiences of grieving people, Attig describes a process of learning to love in a new way. He recounts the stories of people's losses and provides a myriad of ways that grievers have found to continue loving the ones they have lost.Read more

Subjects:  1. Anesthesiology    2. Case studies    3. Human Services    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Nursing - Oncology & Cancer    7. Oncology    8. Palliative treatment    9. Services For The Physically Ill    10. Social Science    11. Terminal Care    12. Family & Relationships / Eldercare    13. Health systems & services    14. Medicine | Palliative Medicine    15. Palliative medicine   

Subjects:  1. Adult children of aging parents    2. Aging parents    3. Care    4. Caregiving    5. Eldercare    6. Family & Relationships    7. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    8. Family relationships    9. Family/Marriage    10. Health and hygiene    11. Older people    12. Parenting - Parent & Adult Child    13. United States    14. Community care    15. Coping with illness    16. Family & Relationships / Eldercare   

Subjects:  1. Administration    2. Eldercare    3. Family relationships    4. Gerontology    5. Long-term care facilities    6. Medical    7. Medical / Nursing    8. Nursing Home Care    9. Nursing homes    10. Patients    11. United States    12. Care of the elderly    13. Family welfare   

Subjects:  1. Cookery For Medical Conditions    2. Cookery for the sick    3. General    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Home health aides    7. Medical    8. Medical / Nursing    9. Nursing - Home & Community Care    10. Nursing - Nutrition    11. Nutrition    12. Nutrition And Diet For Medical Conditions    13. Medical / Nutrition    14. Cooking    15. Health & Healing - General    16. Eldercare    17. Family & Relationships   

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John Gould has prepared me for my turn in 'Rhapsody Home'
I purchased my copy of John Gould's "Rhapsody Home" when vacationing on midcoast Maine near his hometown of Rockland. Knowing that Gould was somewhere nearby made the reading that much more meaningful for me. I also related in these ways: There may be a 'Rhapsody Home' in my not too distant future. Also, unable to contain my enthuisiasm for the book, I read select passages aloud to my wife who retired as the head RN at a 'Rhapsody Home.' The nature of her responses validated for me the authenticity of John Gould's rhapsodic musings.

Gruffly charming, and wise
Odds are this is the best book by a nonagenarian you are likely to read this year. Gould, a Down East Yankee and columnist for the Christian Science Monitor since 1942, offers a collection of short commentaries from an assisted living center. The book isn't simply a humorous indictment of the foibles and peculiarities of life in a retirement home (though there is plenty of that, from comments about food to the saga of the unopenable window and the familiar refrain "There is nothing to be done about it"). The author ranges across all his 92 years to draw on memories of doctors, raising bees with his Grandfather, and the perfect tomato. A must for anyone who is, knows, or plans to be, an elder.
A long term care and assisted living administrator for manyyears, this book amused me, unnerved me, angered me. I hooted withlaughter and got choked up with sympathy. A gifted wordsmith and storyteller both, Gould spun a tale I couldn't put down. I thoroughlyenjoyed digesting his delicious words and phrases. Educational,entertaining and absorbing; a must read for any aged reader. LindaLaPointe,MRA,... ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1908-    2. 20th century    3. Aging - General    4. Authors, American    5. Biography    6. Biography / Autobiography    7. Eldercare    8. Gould, John,    9. Humor    10. Maine    11. Old age homes    12. Older people    13. Sociology    14. Specific Groups - General    15. Gould, John   

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What great stories -- and thought-provoking
If you believe as I do that one of the reasons we are on earth is to help others by nurturing the good that is in all of us (our enduring human siprit), then this book is a call to action. Each story shows how the enduring human spirit lives until the moment of death, regardless of whether or not we have all of our mental and physical abilities. We need to honor that spirit and work to preserve it, especially in those who are having difficulties in their lives, such as being in a nursing home or losing loved ones.Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography/Autobiography    2. Case studies    3. Eldercare    4. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    5. Gerontology    6. Nursing home patients    7. Older people    8. Quality of life   

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Critically important, highly recommended reading
At the age of 91, Diane Sandell's mother died after having been severely beaten in a California nursing home. This horrific event compelled Diane to found Network Outreach--Better Living for the Elderly (NOBLE). Collaborating with Lois Hudson, Sandell then wrote Ending Elder Abuse: A Family Guide, an important work that directly confronts the inexcusably pervasive maltreatment of our elder generation at home or in sheltered care. This critically important and immensely helpful volume provides the reader with a practical, creative approach to caring for their aging parents as well as offering solutions to professional caregivers and a realistic strategy for legislators and political activists seeking to eliminate this distressing problem that will increasingly affect us all as our population ages and medical advances extend our life spans. Critically important, highly recommended reading for anyone with a loved one in assisted living or nursing home care.

Invaluable, Substantial Contribution
No reader can finish this book without having a profound awareness of the reality and prevalence of elder abuse as well as what can be done about it. Acknowledging the abuse of the elderly.
Diane Sandell and Lois Hudson's book "Ending Elder Abuse," is an excellent guide for those who are initially dealing with the care of an elderly loved one. At the same time, there is much that can be learned from the book by those of us who have been in the position to provide care for an elderly loved one.Read more

Subjects:  1. Abuse    2. Abuse - General    3. Abuse of    4. Aging parents    5. Eldercare    6. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    7. General    8. Nursing home patients    9. Older people    10. Social Science    11. Sociology    12. United States   

Subjects:  1. Aging - General    2. Aging parents    3. Care    4. Caregivers    5. Christianity    6. Christianity - Christian Life - General    7. Eldercare    8. Family & Relationships    9. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    10. Family relationships    11. Family/Marriage    12. Parenting - General    13. Religious aspects   

Subjects:  1. Abuse of    2. Criminology    3. Eldercare    4. Gerontology    5. Minorities    6. Minority Studies - General    7. Older people    8. Social Science    9. Sociology    10. United States    11. Elderly    12. Ethnic studies    13. Psychology & Psychiatry / Psychotherapy    14. Social, group or collective psychology    15. USA    16. Violence in society   

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A must read for all caregivers and practitioners
I have seen first hand how the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia can strike fear into a family member's heart So many questions run through his/her mind. What should I do? How will I cope? What can I expect? These are just a few of the questions asked. It's great to have a support system, but one is not always available. That's why reading about the experiences of a person who has gone through what is about to be happen is so important. Taking Care of Mother, Taking Care of Me gives the reader a unique insight into caring for a loved one with memory impairment. .The author, Heydon Buchanan, is frank and honest about the experience. This is so helpful because often bad times are just not talked about. He shares with the reader how he handled difficult and delicate situations. He shows the reader that times are not always bleak and that going through this experience can make one a stronger person. But most importantly, he shows one how to laugh despite the bad times and how laughter can be the best medicine.
Caring for a Loved One Suffering from Dementia
This book is the best one I have read that explains what it is like to care for a loved one suffering from Alzheimer's Disease.It is thorough. It shows what often happens when family members disagree about how to care for the loved one: who should make the decisions; who will handle the inevitable expenses.This book shows the heartbreak when siblings not only refuse to share the day-to-day care--but to the shock of the author--actually fight for control of the loved one's money and her right to loving care.As is often the case, one family member ends up shouldering the entire burden.
An excellent elixir for all caregivers!
Being a family caregiver myself for a dementia patient, I'm always looking for helpful information. Accordingly, I'm very happy to have found this book--an account of long-term caregiving by someone who's truly been there and is able to effectively tell us about it.
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Subjects:  1. Aging - General    2. Caregiving    3. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    4. Neurology - Alzheimer's Disease    5. Coping with old age    6. Family & Relationships / Eldercare    7. Health & Fitness-Diseases - Alzheimer's & Dementia    8. Medical-Caregiving   

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Many great ideas!
Molly Srode has created an enormously useful book! I particularly appreciated Ms. Srode's writing style and her ideas about looking for the sacred in everyday life. Also, she provides many excellent suggestions for creating your own spiritual path. Readers in their retirement years, or those approaching retirement, will greatly benefit from this book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Aging - Retirement    2. Eldercare    3. Older people    4. Religion    5. Religion - Inspirational/Spirituality    6. Religious life    7. Retirees    8. Spiritual life    9. Spirituality - General   

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A thoroughly delightful journey
Joyce Pounds Hardy, a remarkable lady by any measure, has here documented her experiences providing the most valuable of human gifts: her time, love and supportive understanding. In Ms. Hardy's case, the recipient is her unforgettable Aunt Ruth, newly widowed at the beginning of the book. Over the course of these 200+ pages you will travel the full gamut of emotion, come to admire Joyce and Ruth, fall in love with a host of real characters, laugh out loud, and then feel sad that the book ever ends. The true beneficiaries of Joyce's gift to Ruth are all of us who read Surviving Aunt Ruth. If you finish this story and determine that you have patience, spirit and generosity the equal of Joyce Pounds Hardy's, then I hope you are MY caregiver when I grow old!

A thoroughly delightful journey
Joyce Pounds Hardy, a remarkable lady by any measure, has here documented her experiences providing the most valuable of human gifts: her time, love and supportive understanding. In Ms. Hardy's case, the recipient is her unforgettable Aunt Ruth, newly widowed at the beginning of the book. Over the course of these 200+ pages you will travel the full gamut of emotion, come to admire Joyce and Ruth, fall in love with a host of real characters, laugh out loud, and then feel sad that the book ever ends. The true beneficiaries of Joyce's gift to Ruth are all of us who read Surviving Aunt Ruth. If you finish this story and determine that you have patience, spirit and generosity the equal of Joyce Pounds Hardy's, then I hope you are MY caregiver when I grow old! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Biography/Autobiography    4. Eldercare    5. Personal Memoirs    6. Women    7. Coping with old age    8. Home nursing & caring   

Subjects:  1. Alzheimer's Disease    2. Diseases - Nervous System (incl. Brain)    3. Eldercare    4. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health Care Issues    7. Parenting - Motherhood    8. Popular works    9. Reading materials    10. Spanish language    11. Spanish: Adult Nonfiction   

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AN INDISPENSABLE GUIDE
A Caregiver's Challenge should be on every caregiver's bookshelf.
Written especially for caregivers
A Caregiver's Challenge: Living, Loving, Letting Go by psychotherapist Maryann Schact chronicles her own experience caring for her terminally ill husband and candidly exploring how terminal illness affects personal relationships. The onset of serious illness can throw relationships into shock, making it difficult to stay open and loving in spite of fear, and confronting people with the terror of things they never wanted to talk about. Simple steps and exercises to manage pain, consolodate one's emotional as well as physical resources, and stay true to one's bonds despite the perilous journey ahead, as well as advice concerning hard decisions and the medical power of attorney, dealing with money matters, alternative therapies to complement modern medicine, and much more. A highly recommended primer, written especially for caregivers but filled with crucial wisdom for anyone confronting the protracted loss of a loved one.
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Subjects:  1. Aging    2. Caregiving    3. Death, Grief, Bereavement    4. Diet / Health / Fitness    5. Eldercare    6. Psychological Aspects Of Bereavement    7. Self-Help    8. Terminal Care Nursing    9. Self-Help / Aging   

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What do your parents want?
"Perhaps most important, we will provide tips on how to talk about the things that matter most to your parents. What do they value? Who is important to them? What do they want their lives to be like as they approach the final stretch of the road? If you understand the answers to these questions, you will better understand the choices they make about their healthcare." ~Linda Northlander and Kerstin McSteen
Practical advice for approaching a sensitive subject
As a physician working in the palliative and hospice care arena, 'Choices' is a welcome resource and guidebook for facilitating conversations on what people want at the end of life. A valuable read.
Linda Norlander has given my family a wonderful gift. Her book served as the catalyst for a candid family discussion that, given current medical technology, I strongly feel all children and parents should have.Highly recommended. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Adult children of aging parent    2. Adult children of aging parents    3. Aging parents    4. Care    5. Decision making    6. Eldercare    7. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    8. Family relationships    9. General    10. Parenting - Parent & Adult Child    11. Psychology    12. Terminal care    13. Ethics & moral philosophy    14. Family & Health   

Subjects:  1. Caregivers    2. Counseling (Social Welfare Work)    3. Counseling of    4. Eldercare    5. Family & Relationships    6. Family counseling    7. Family relationships    8. Family/Marriage    9. Gerontology    10. Older people    11. Politics - Current Events    12. Politics / Current Events    13. Psychotherapy - Counseling    14. Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare    15. Services For The Aged    16. Medicine: General Issues    17. Psychology   

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. Diseases - Alzheimer's & Dementia    4. Diseases - Nervous System (incl. Brain)    5. Eldercare    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health/Fitness    8. Neurology - General    9. Coping with illness    10. Medical / Diseases