They're your parents, too!
Subtitle: how siblings can survive their parents' aging without driving each other crazy
By: by Francine Russo.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Bantam Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780553806991
Subjects: Aging parents -- Care
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: My uneasy journey into the twilight transition; title: The last transition of our first family; title: Acknowledging our parents' aging; title: Who's taking care of mom? adapting roles to take on parent care; title: Dad still loves you more : revived rivalries, chances for resolution; title: Did we grow up in the same family? fantasy families, real families; title: Who put you in charge? adjusting to new decision-makers; title: Here, yet not here : the dynamics of dementia; title: Gathering at the deathbed : decisions, acceptance, forgiveness, loss; title: Mourning and moving on : alone and together; title: Inheritance : what our parents have left us, what we carry away; title: The sibling generation : sustaining the family connection into the future.