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Approximately 10 million people in the UK are over 65 - and that number is growing fast. Every year, thousands of people face the traumatic challenges brought about by their ageing parents' ailing health. The question of care places a huge burden of financial and emotional stress on a growing number of families, who may feel overwhelmed but who want to do the right thing to ensure their parents' dignity. Former editor-in-chief of Bella magazine Jackie Highe has written a book that is a lifeline for people who need emotional support and validation as they do their best to cope. With clearly laid-out guides to services and options, the book covers all the practicalities - everything from organising home care to power of attorney to how to choose a care home. But it does much more, taking readers on a journey through their own feelings, from when the first changes appear - when talking can be difficult - through all the ramifications of ill-health to death itself. It tackles what can often be a murky and depressing subject with warmth and humanity, using true stories and deeply moving quotes from people who are living through the changes. This book brings to life the rollercoaster of emotions that families live through - and provides clear practical help and support.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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This is a great practical guide to the issues that you are likely to face, with all the details as to what help and services are available, who qualifies and how to get them, conveniently listed at the end of each chapter.
But much more than that, the book gives the real life, human perspective on all these issues. It doesn't give irritatingly obvious advice or patronise the reader. It makes you think for ages after you read it.
Don't just read it when you are at crisis point with your parents, read it while they are still able to run faster than your children and make them and your siblings read it too. But keep it for the crisis too!
But much more than that, the book gives the real life, human perspective on all these issues. It doesn't give irritatingly obvious advice or patronise the reader. It makes you think for ages after you read it.
Don't just read it when you are at crisis point with your parents, read it while they are still able to run faster than your children and make them and your siblings read it too. But keep it for the crisis too!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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A very readable book on a very difficult subject that affects us all sooner or later. Good advice about keeping the communication channels open and looking at the positive side and even the amusing incidents and remarks not always easy to appreciate when one is dealing with a problem. I was partcularily moved by the chapter on "Mental Disorders" - great practical advice and useful addresses. Many thanks for this book, perhaps you have another one up your sleeve!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This is a useful up-to-date practical guide on the subject of elderly parents. I found it rather sad reading so could only get through it in bits! And it lost a star because nearly all the elderly people featured were rather sweet and biddable, rather than the cantankerous, obstinate, confused, forgetful (sometimes deliberately!) subject with whom I needed help. It does give some good advice on how to go about finding the right practical help but if you want some srategies for coping with more difficult older persons go elsewhere. I also bought "Coping with Your Difficult Older Parent" which was closer to what I am dealing with but is American - read my review!
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