When Roles Reverse: A Guide to Parenting Your Parents, Volume 6Hampton Roads Publishing Company, 2006 - 312 halaman After his father suffered a massive stroke and his mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, Jim Comer found himself an overnight "parent" at the age of 51. When he walked into his father's hospital room everyone looked to him as the "man who knew all the answers." He soon realized he didn't even know the questions. In ten years of caregiving, Comer has not only learned the questions he has lived them, and with When Roles Reverse he shares his hard-won answers. He learned to deal with hospitals, insurance companies, rehab centers, his father's deafness and his mother's dementia. Through it all Jim has kept his sanity and sense of humor, in the process forging a deeper, more intimate relationship with his parents. With laugh-out-loud humor, Jim deals with improvisational moments for which there is no preparation: And offers personal experience and expert insight on the many issues it's absolutely essential to plan for such as: When Roles Reverse even includes "Fifty Questions that will save you Time, Money, and Tears," a special section designed to help families initiate vital communication and prepare for the crises, confusion and unexpected joys of caregiving. |
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... Chris and I screamed in terror for several minutes . I'm sure Mother was shaken though she tried not to show it . To quiet us , she promised ice cream cones . The bribe worked and we turned our attention to finding the nearest Dairy ...
... Chris McCormick was development director of Wesleyan Homes from 1986 until August 2002. He not only raised funds , but he also shared residents ' joys and problems and listened to their stories . I will share their forty - five years of ...
... Chris S : If you like the facility , find out if there is a waiting list . If you think your parents may need a care facility in the near future , you might want to get their names on the list now . The more you know about what's ...
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