A Bittersweet Season: Caring for Our Aging Parents-and Ourselves

作者 Jane Gross著
出版社 Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
出版时间 2012年5月
ISBN 9780307472403
定价 119.30

内容简介

WhenJaneGrossfoundherselfsuddenlythrustintoacaretakerroleforhereighty-fiveyear-oldmother,shewasforcedtofacechallengesthatshehadneverimagined.Assheandheryoungerbrotherstruggledtomovehermotherintoanassistedlivingfacility,dealwithseeminglynever-endingcosts,andadapttothedemandsonhertimeandpsyche,shelearnedvaluableandimportantlessons.Here,thelongtimeNewYorkTimesexpertonthesubjectofelderlycareandthefounderoftheNewOldAgeblogsharesherfrustrating,heartbreaking,enlightening,andultimatelyredemptivejourney,providingusalongthewaywithvaluableinformationthatshewishesshehadknownearlier.Welearnwhyfindingageneralpractitionerwithaspecialtyingeriatricsshouldbeyourfirstmovewhenrelocatingaparent;howtodealwithMedicaidandMedicare;howtounderstandandprovideforyourownneedsasacaretaker;andmuchmore.Wise,smart,andever-helpful,ABittersweetSeasonisanessentialguidetocaringforagingparents.Includeschaptersonthefollowingsubjects:FindingOurBetterSelvesTheMythofAssistedLivingTheVestigesofFamilyMedicineTheBestDoctorsMoneyCanBuyTheBiology,Sociology,andPsychologyofAgingTherapeuticFibs,

作者简介

JaneGrosswasareporterforSportsIllustratedandNewsdaybeforejoiningTheNewYorkTimesin1978.Hertwenty-nine-yeartenurethereincludednationalassignmentsaswellascoverageofaging.In2008,shelaunchedablogfortheTimescalledTheNewOldAge,towhichshestillcontributes.ShehastaughtjournalismattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,andatColumbiaUniversity,andwastherecipientofaJohnS.KnightFellowship.ShelivesinWestchesterCounty,NewYork.,,

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