PART OF THE SANDWICH GENERATION?
LIFE AIN’T EASY!

Got kids who still need you? And you are wondering about Mom? or Dad?

“Almost every time he called (dad) had another car ‘incident’ to tell me about. I had nightmares about him causing a serious accident
in which he or someone else would be killed or suffer traumatic injuries.” I tried everything, but it wasn’t until I had his drivers license revoked

 that he stopped driving. Initially there was anger and guilt, but he was safe, and we got over it.  And he got a "chauffeur"!

And then there was the first time I visited his new doctor with him. “He had his agenda and I had mine. When I finished discussing my concerns, it was dad’s turn. He asked about Viagra!”

Maril Crabtree (Kansas Senior Press 3/2010) says, ” … I wondered if I’d learn anything new in McGonigle’s account of caring for her father from a distance while he remained in his home.”
Caring for her own mother-in-law from a distance, Maril thought she was doing all she could, but the nagging question remained, “… can we do more?” After reading the book, she was reassured that keeping mom at home was the best approach since the book points out “…people live longer and age better when they are able to be at home”. But, “… most important, the rich harvest of up-to-date resources … showed us there was, in fact, more we could do.”

Cheryl Phillips, MD and president of the American Geriatric Society, says, “This resource is to caregivers what ‘Dr. Spock’ was to parents. And if you remember Dr. Spock’s parenting guide, then you probably need to read this book!”

“It’s a good read … sprinkled throughout the how-to chapters, this book comes alive with warm, often humorous anecdotes..."
 “Whether we are caregivers, or the ones receiving care, (this) book is a treasure.”

So if you’ve got an elderly parent or loved one, or you plan on getting old yourself, check out Dad’s Home Alone, Caring for Your Elderly Parent, at www.dadshomealone.com. It’s available on www.amazon.com. Then tell me what you think.