Books

20+ results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
When I married my mother When I married my mother Jo Maeder Jo Maeder was a not-so-young DJ on a decidedly youth-driven New York City radio station when a series of crises led her to do the unthinkable: move to North Carolina to care for her ailing, estranged… OL10032735W
Critical conditions Critical conditions Martine Ehrenclou A step-by-step guide to patient advocacy, based on more than 150 interviews with nurses, doctors, social workers, and families. OL13646188W
A Caregiver's Guide to Alzheimer's Disease A Caregiver's Guide to Alzheimer's Disease Patricia Callone An estimated 5 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease. That number continues to grow - by 2050 the number of individuals with Alzheimer's could range from 11.3 million to 16 million. Alzheimer's … OL15172865W
Affective equality Affective equality Kathleen Lynch This text provides a different perspective on equality by highlighting and exploring affective equality, the aspect of equality concerned with relationships of love, care and solidarity. OL15974018W
Medical Caregiving and Identity in Pennsylvania's Anthracite Region, 1880-2000 Medical Caregiving and Identity in Pennsylvania's Anthracite Region, 1880-2000 Karol K. Weaver While much has been written about immigrant traditions, music, food culture, folklore, and other aspects of ethnic identity, little attention has been given to the study of medical culture, until now… OL16262739W
Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? Roz Chast In her first memoir, Roz Chast brings her signature wit to the topic of aging parents. Spanning the last several years of their lives and told through four-color cartoons, family photos, and document… OL17071444W
After You After You Jojo Moyes,Yujia He "How do you move on after losing the person you loved? How do you build a life worth living? Louisa Clark is no longer just an ordinary girl living an ordinary life. After the transformative six mont… OL17364681W
T is for trespass T is for trespass Sue Grafton For the first time in the series, narration is divided between the heroine and the villain. Sociopath Solana Rojas uses a stolen identity as a private caregiver to gain access to her intended victims… OL17732820W
Moving Miss Peggy Moving Miss Peggy Robert Benson The story of a family helping their mother to face dementia and learning to love each other again in the process. When the vibrant, beloved Miss Peggy began the agonizing descent into the darkness o… OL17912285W
The caregivers The caregivers Nell Lake In 2010, journalist Nell Lake began sitting in on the weekly meetings of a local hospital's caregivers support group. Soon members invited her into their lives. For two years, she observed Penny, a f… OL17923438W
It's good to know a miracle It's good to know a miracle Jay Shotel,Sue Shotel In August 2002 Dani Shotel was a healthy 26-year old young woman with an almost perfect life. She had gratifying work, as a special needs teacher in an elementary school in Arlington County, Virgini… OL18432599W
Living l'Arche Living l'Arche Kevin S. Reimer Living L'Arche explores the origins and characteristics of compassionate love in those who care for the disabled. It shows that authentic compassion is only distantly related to individual talent or … OL18750974W
Bettyville Bettyville George Hodgman "A witty, tender memoir of a son's journey home to care for his irascible mother--a tale of secrets, silences, and enduring love. When George Hodgman leaves Manhattan for his hometown of Paris, Misso… OL19996316W
The night guest The night guest Fiona McFarlane Ruth is widowed, her sons are grown, and she lives in an isolated beach house outside of town. One day a stranger arrives at her door, looking as if she has been blown in from the sea. She claims to … OL20857435W
T is for trespass T is for trespass Sue Grafton When her elderly neighbour Gus has an accident, Kinsey Millhone is relieved that his niece organizes a nurse for him. A background check on Solana Rojas doesn't turn up anything suspicious. But Kinse… OL20864698W
Supporting Families and Carers Supporting Families and Carers Julie Wray,Mary E. Braine xiii, 188 pages : 24 cm OL21127840W
Illness & Healing Illness & Healing Robert Pope The basis for this autobiographical essay on the experience of having a malignancy are 92 illustrations, all the work of the author; they include 32 ink or woodcut sketches, 24 charcoal drawings, and… OL2115123W
An Amish noel An Amish noel Patricia Davids "Luke Bowman's homecoming is turning Emma Swartzentruber's carefully ordered world upside down. Gone is her rebellious girlhood crush, and in his place is a handsome man who seems committed to servin… OL21209138W
In their own right In their own right Carol Robinson,Val Williams This is a report on a study reflecting the experiences of carers of people with learning disabilities following the implementation of the 1995 Carers Act. OL21715684W
Bringing Bubbe home Bringing Bubbe home Debra Gordon Zaslow "Debra Zaslow was humming along on baby-boomer autopilot, immersed in her life as a professional storyteller, wife of a Rabbi, and mother of two teenagers when she felt compelled to bring her 103-yea… OL23180916W
Next page