SCRABBLE QUIZ: What to Do When an Aging Parent Needs You
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.73 (838 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0806519436 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In this book, Dr. Millions of adults have become responsible for the care of their aging parents at a time when their own children seem ready at last to establish their independence. This "sandwich generation" is now finding that caring for a declining adult is very different from raising children. Scileppi presents honest, practical advice on how best to cope with caring for an aging parent.
In the final chapter, he deals sensibly and sensitively with the hardest problem of all, "The Right Time to Let Go." This exemplarily organized, highly readable resource for the "sandwich generation" may help many a family more fully enjoy one another at all stages of their lives. From Booklist As medical advances continue to prolong human life, more adults in the prime of life are having to care for their parents as well as their children. Mike Tribby. Scileppi offers counsel on such matters as when to start worrying
"Must read" according to suzanne stephens. Really insightful and helpful and without cute anecdotes usually in this kind of book.. Excellent Resource! A most helpful book, filled with wisdom, insight, pratical advice, places to turn for concrete help. So glad I stumbled upon it and now telling all my friends who are going through it to read this. I just did not want to be my mother's mother, no, not going to go there, ran away from it for years, until I finally had to face it, and now that I have accepted it and lea. A great book for a huge problem My mother went through so many of the things this doctor describes. It still makes me very sad to think about what happened to her. This is a very difficult situation to face and Dr. Scileppi gives really helpful, sane, HONEST, thoughts and advice. A no-nonsense guide to dealing with something no one wants to face. I had to deal with this all by myself (I am an only c