num_pages: 155
description: The Silent Cry is the story of the last two years of my parents' lives. Due to a medical crisis, I was appointed guardianship of both my parents and we were thrust into a two-year legal nightmare. Their wants and needs were unheeded and instead of living out their lives in a loving, home environment, as even their doctors said would be preferable, they both eventually died in nursing homes. The story is a real eye-opener and should be required reading for anyone 30 and older. There is basic legal advice offered at the end of the book, as readers are encouraged to make life-decisions BEFORE anything happens to prevent the nightmare we went through. It is a very gripping story and is being reviewed by the National Aging Information Center. I have high hopes for it's impact on our society. In laying out the cover, I have an older pic of both my dad and mom and to the left of that, is a question for the reader which says, "Did the very system designed to protect the elderly fail this couple? Read their compelling story as told by their daughter and answer that question for yourself?"
title: The Silent Cry
titlecomplete: The Silent Cry
publisher: Heins Publications