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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... stop driving . A car represents independence and power . It is an integral part of their emotional terrain . One of the most difficult parent - child discussions concerns whether Mom or Dad should stop driving . On this subject , I ...
... stop driving and he would hand over the keys that day . When his dad turned eighty - five , King said he thought the time had come . His Dad gave him the keys by dusk . Now that took courage and clarity — and it's extremely rare . I ...
... stop for a moment , consider the question , and reply , " Nothing . " Seconds later , he resumed his mantra of supplication . " Help me , please . Help me ! " An internal burglar alarm had been activated . None of us - doctors , nurses ...
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