They're your parents, too! : how siblings can survive their parents' aging without driving each other crazy Cover Image

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They're your parents, too! : how siblings can survive their parents' aging without driving each other crazy / Francine Russo.

Russo, Francine. (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780553806991
ISBN: 0553806998
Physical Description: xvi, 286 pages ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Bantam Books, [2010]
Copyright: ©2010

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: My uneasy journey into the twilight -- The last transition of our first family -- Acknowledging our parents' aging -- Who's taking care of mom? adapting roles and relationships to take on parent care -- Dad still loves you more : revived rivalries, chances for resolution -- "We weren't your Norman Rockwell family" : holding the ideal up to reality -- Who put you in charge? adjusting to new decision makers -- Here yet not here : the dynamics of dementia -- Gathering at the deathbed : decisions, acceptance, forgiveness, loss -- Mourning and moving on : alone and together -- Inheritance : what our parents have left us, what we carry away -- The sibling generation : sustaining the family connection into the future.