Stuck in the Middle: Shared Stories And Tips For Caregiving Your Elderly Parents
A professional speaker, consultant and author, Barbara McVicker was a caregiver to her parents for 10 years while raising two children and struggling to maintain her career as a high-level development director. Overwhelmed and feeling isolated, she eventually quit her job to care for her parents full-time.To help her cope, Barbara started interviewing other caregivers and was moved by their joy and pain. These were ordinary people suddenly thrown into extraordinary situations. She interviewed hundreds of caregivers and healthcare professionals, gathering their stories and compiling information and common themes essential for all caregivers. This data, including numerous poignant stories, became the basis for her keynote presentations, as well as her book.The book is McVicker's opportunity to provide a lifeline for caregivers through highly emotional times - a lifeline Barbara wishes she would have had while she was a caregiver. "The Sandwich Generation" is Stuck in the Middle of their children, aging parents, and careers. This group is estimated at close to 75 million individuals.Prior to her career as a professional speaker, Barbara was a medical researcher and grant writer for an acclaimed medical school, founder of a partnership for Habitat for Humanity,and a consultant in hospital management. McVicker was employed as a development director managing million-dollar fundraising campaigns when she resigned from her job to care for her parents full-time. Her vast experience in the healthcare and non-profit arenas, combined with her own individual experiences as a caregiver, provide Barbara with a unique view from both the professional and personal perspectives.For more information, please visit www.BarbaraMcVicker.com.