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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... smile . Mother never fails to say , " Come see us again . I love you ... don't drive too fast ! " I have learned that the quality of a visit has little to do with its length . In my rookie year of parenting I thought I had to stay at ...
... smile . We drink iced tea in January and say , " Bless your heart " to cover everything from stubbed toes to ampu- tations . Despite all that , I was glad to be back home . I decided to drive to Georgetown and check on my parents ...
... smile on her face and eating a piece of Russell Stover candy from the box I'd brought her at Christmas . " Mom , how are you doing ? " " I don't know . Why don't you tell me ? " " You're doing fine ! " " Good . I'm glad to hear it ...
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