Our Turn to Parent: Shared Experiences and Practical Advice on Caring for Aging Parents in Canada

ISBN: 0307357139

Author: Dunn, Barbara

Condition: New

No one can anticipate what it will be like for you the day you discover you must become a caregiver for one or both of your parents. As you begin to care for them, you will be filled with questions and looking for advice. Our Turn to Parentshows you how to work with your parent to become their caregiver and their champion, and it provides the tools you need to make decisions and feel confident that you are doing right by your aging parents. With stories from real lives, it also offers honest and personal anecdotes about surviving these trying times. Our Turn to Parent is the best and most thorough caregivers guide available in Canada today.Our Turn to Parentoffers practical advice ondeciding when you need to step in and helpdeveloping the caregiver relationship with your parentsdiscussing with the family your parents hopes and plans for the futureadapting the home so that it is safe and comfortable for their evolving needsfinding appropriate care and help in your communitychoosing the right place for your parent to live should independent living no longer be possiblenavigating the medical systemorganizing your parents finances before they become incapacitatedmaking clear your parents personal care and end-of-life wishescaring for yourselfI have found the last few years to be the most challenging in my life and the most fulfilling. I have laughed with my mother and cried with my mother, but most of all I have been there for her as she was for me as I was growing up.-A Caregivers Story