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A bittersweet season : caring for our aging parents-- and ourselves Cover Image Book Book

A bittersweet season : caring for our aging parents-- and ourselves / Jane Gross.

Gross, Jane. (Author).

Summary:

In telling the warmhearted story of caring for her own aged and ailing mother, "New York Times" journalist Gross offers indispensable advice on virtually every aspect of elder care.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780307271822 (hbk.)
  • ISBN: 030727182X (hbk.)
  • Physical Description: 350 p. ; 25 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The early heroic rush -- The myth of assisted living -- The vestiges of family medicine -- A job for professionals -- The best doctors money can buy -- September eleventh -- September twelfth -- The biology, sociology, and psychology of aging -- A nursing home thanksgiving -- The Make-A-Wish Foundation -- Follow the money -- Therapeutic fibs -- Cruel sorting -- As complicated as a Rubik's cube -- The time for talking -- N-O-W -- Dying days -- Orphans.

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Subject: Aging parents > Care > United States.
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Gross, Jane > Family.
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Parent-Child Relations > Aged.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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Kirtland Community College Library HQ 1063.6 .G76 2011 30542252 General Collection Available -

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