caregivers

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.

Draws on the experiences of sick people to counsel family, friends, and caregivers on how to cope with managing another's illness, sharing advice, stories, and tips on the challenges involved.

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.

After losing virtually everything meaningful in his life, Benjamin trains to be a caregiver, but his first client, a fiercely independent teen with muscular dystrophy, gives him more than he bargained for and soon the two embark on a road trip to visit the boy's ailing father.