Caring for Them, Keeping Some of You

Caregiving came without a manual.

One day you're planning a trip. The next, you're on hold with Medicare, holding a pill organizer the size of a tackle box, and wondering how you became the family's nurse, pharmacist, and accountant overnight.

If you're caring for an aging parent, you already know the truth: it's hard, tender, exhausting, and sometimes so ridiculous that laughter is the only sensible response.

Does this sound familiar?

• A diagnosis that upends your whole life in one afternoon
• Seven prescriptions, seven sets of instructions, and a stack of envelopes marked "This Is Not a Bill"
• Losing a parent's memory, bit by bit, or watching a sharp mind trapped in a failing body
• No idea what eldercare really costs or who is supposed to pay for it
• A marriage stretched thin between her parents and his parents
• A family group text with forty opinions and zero volunteers
• Feeling guilty for laughing, and guilty for not laughing

Inside, you'll find:

• A plain-English guide to the power of attorney, HIPAA forms, Medicare, and the "admitted or under observation" question that can determine who pays for rehab
• How to build "The Binder," a single medication list, and a paper trail that works
• Gentle, practical ways to connect with a parent living with dementia and to protect the dignity of a parent whose body is failing
• A "Who's Doing What" list to share, plus the exact words to ask a sibling to commit
• Ways to protect your marriage and your own time while you care for everyone else
• A Take Five box at the end of every chapter you can read in the time it takes to reheat your coffee
• Book club and support group discussion questions, plus a list of where to find real help

Why this book is unique

Why you need it now

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