The Gift of Caring: Saving Our Parents from the Perils of Modern Healthcare
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.42 (808 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1493034081 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Marcy Cottrell Houle, MS, is a biologist and award-winning author. Her book Wings for My Flight won the prestigious Christopher Medal and The Prairie Keepers was a New York Times Notable Book and a Booklist Editor’s Choice. She has received many honors and recognition for her innovative work. Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH,is director of geriatrics in the Division of General Internal
. .Eckstrom comes across as knowledgeable, clear and compassionate — the provider everyone's mother should have. Yet few of us will find someone similarly informed. .In fact, this is a book for everyone — if not this moment, then eventually. It will be a book to keep handy when the elderly in your life become frail; and beyond that, when you yourself begin to forget things and wonder if it's the onset of dementia or when the pill bottles begin to gather by the side of your bed. Reading this just might be the best preventative medicine you can find. (The Oregonian)This is a remarkable book. The story of Marcy Houle’s family’s discovery of their father having dementia reads like a novel. So many of the reactions a family can experience during this journey are portrayed in a caring but honest light. Houle’s willingness to describe the struggles to accept the diagnosis and help her parents adjust serves as a model for other families facing this challenge. Hers is not a story just of struggle, but one also suffused with love and meaning. Dr. Eckstrom’s chapters are very helpful—brief, but written in clear, understandable language, and very accurate. Hearing her approach to patients with dementia will enable readers to know what to look for in a caring and competent physician. (Kenneth Brummel-Smith, MD, Charlotte Edwards Maguire Professor and chair, department of geriatrics, Florida State University College of Medicine)Houle’s story will resonate emotionally with anyone who has cared for a parent or older relative. It also offers a practical guide for readers who are care-giving now and who want to give their loved ones the gift of good care.- SeniorAdvisor (Senior Advisor)Informative, insightful, and clear, The Gift of Caring provides a moving exploration of what growing old means and how we as children, friends, and neighbors should respond. It provides extremely practical advice which serves as a wonderful roadmap to a better way of caring for older adults in America. I cannot recommend it highly enough. (Rachelle Bernacki, MD, MS, director of quality initiatives, Adult Palliative Care, DFCI)With the growth of the elderly population, particularly those over eighty-five years of age, there is a tremendous need for resources like The Gift of Caring. There is so much to be learned from others who have traveled this road. (Dr. David B. Reuben, chief of Geriatric Medicine, UCLA; past president of the American Geriatric Society; past chair of the board of directors of the American Board of Internal Medicine)'This is a book for everyone- if not this moment, then eventually. It will be a book to keep handy when the elderly in your life become frail; and beyond that, when you yourself begin to forget things and wonder if it’s the onset of dementia or when the pill bottles begin to gather. Reading this just might be the best preventive medicine you can find. ' (The Oregonian)"Must Have Book for Caregivers. .This book has a really interesting approach. Marcy Cottrell Houle – a professional writer – writes a memoir about caring for her Dad with Alzheimers and her frail mother. The story is interspersed with expert advice from Dr. Eckstrom that the author wishes she had known about avoiding pitfalls in our modern healthcare system. It’s new and definitely will serve you well." – Anne Tumlinson (Daughterhood)
Extraordinary Reference Book For Seniors This book is a superb reference book for aging adults as well as their adult children.It is a view of life’s ending chapters as detailed by an adult daughter who assumed the role of Caregiver. What makes it unusual is that the daughter relates the experiences — often difficult and always challenging— that she and her parents lived through. Then an experienced gerontologist comments upon each of these exigencies and. "5 Stars aren't enough. A 10 star book!" according to Judith A. Watson. This is the BEST book I have ever read on taking care of an elderly parent. It was more than I expected because it also alerted to me about how I can improve my own life as I head into the "senior years." Having recently gone through a painful family crisis with my mother's care, this book helped me see that we did indeed save her from a facility that was giving her too much medication and causing her ongoing problems. The book affi. Do NOT miss this book!! Worth reading for anyone who has contact with Modern Healthcare, regardless of age or circumstance hereistand “If you’ve known one person with Alzheimer’s, you’ve known ONE person with Alzheimer’s!” That’s a saying pretty well known in my community - the Community of Alzheimer’s Caregivers. No two victims of this horrible disease are exactly alike and so, while the symptoms and manifestations of those we care for may be similar to the symptoms of other victims, the order of appearance as well
Rather, what we need to know is generally not available to the general public. Even more concerning, many health care professionals have had little or no training in the care of older adults.The Gift of Caring hopes to change that. The Gift of Caring shows the best ways to advocate for our parent’s health care … and our own … by giving us the tools we need to insist upon the better way.Your parents and you deserve the best healthcare as you age- But there are so many reasons why that’s not happening.You can change that.. Not having knowledge of aging’s changes, they resign themselves to believing there is nothing anyone can do to help, while some health care professionals simply write off symptoms seniors endure as “just old age.”But as Marcy Houle discovered in caring for her parents, many of the problems often are not “just o