caregivers

"When George Hodgman leaves Manhattan for his hometown of Paris, Missouri, he finds himself--an unlikely caretaker and near-lethal cook--in a head-on collision with his aging mother, Betty, a woman of wit and will. Will George lure her into assisted living? When hell freezes over. He can't bring himself to force her from the home both treasure--the place where his father's voice lingers, the scene of shared jokes, skirmishes, and, behind the dusty antiques, a rarely acknowledged conflict: Betty, who speaks her mind but cannot quite reveal her heart, has never really accepted the fact that her son is gay. As these two unforgettable characters try to bring their different worlds together, Hodgman reveals the challenges of Betty's life and his own struggle for self-respect, moving readers from their small town--crumbling but still colorful--to the star-studded corridors of Vanity Fair"--Provided by publisher.

Many teens enjoy a carefree time of school, some light household responsibilities to help their family, and good times with their friends. According to a National Alliance of Caregiving report in 2005, at least 1.3 million children between the ages of eight and eighteen are shouldering the heavy responsibilities of caring for family members who cannot care for themselves without help. Readers will get a frank description of the work faced by many teen caregivers. Teens who are immersed in this life already can find resources and organizations for support, as well as sound advice for coping in tough times.

Caregiving can be enormously challenging, terrifically rewarding, and potentially draining. Caregivers often wonder how they will navigate the tumultuous waters of caregiving and not lose themselves completely. The Mindful Caregiver highlights two major approaches to help transform the journey: adopting a practice of mindfulness, which helps caregivers become more self-aware and fully present with the person with whom they are caring, and honoring ?the spirit-side? of caregiving which offers new ways of connecting to one another. These approaches take into account not just the needs of the care recipient, but also the needs of the caregiver and other people in his/her life.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide a guide to caring for cancer patients in the home environment, and covers chemotherapy, Hospice care, sleep problems, and other related topics.

Presents advice for family members of people who have been diagnosed with cancer on helping to care for their loved ones. Discusses the role of of caregiver and how to be effective in handling finances, helping children cope with cancer, minimizing physical side effects, and caring for oneself at times too to prevent burnout.

The author, whose son Morgan could read and spell at age three, but not answer to his own name, blends a memoir of his son's autistic world with an examination of such permanent outsiders and geniuses as Defoe and Swift.

When George Hodgman left Manhattan for his hometown of Paris, Missouri, he found himself (an unlikely caretaker and near-lethal cook) in a head-on collision with his aging mother, Betty, a woman of wit and will. Can George lure her into assisted living? When hell freezes over. He can't bring himself to force her from the home both treasure--the place where his father's voice lingers, the scene of shared jokes, skirmishes, and, behind the dusty antiques, a rarely acknowledged conflict: Betty, who speaks her mind but cannot quite reveal her heart, has never really accepted the fact that her son is gay. As they try to bring their different worlds together, Hodgman reveals the challenges of Betty's life and his own struggle for self-respect, moving readers from their small town life to the star-studded corridors of Vanity Fair where he once worked.

Provides specific, practical advice on how to meet the challenges of caring for a relative with Alzheimer's Disease, focusing on how to find the best health care and treatments.

A memoir in which Elizabeth Cohen shares the story of her experiences as a suddenly single career mother who found herself in the position of caring for both her child, and her aging father.