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Informationen zum Autor Gloria G. Barsamian is a retired social worker and medical health specialist from the Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, MA. Klappentext This volume provides a practical exploration of one of today's most complex and challenging issues-the care of an elderly parent-with an innovative approach that emphasizes how rewarding the caregiver/care-receiver relationship can be.For anyone facing this often overwhelming situation, Sustenance and Hope for Caregivers of Elderly Parents: Bread of Angels offers a wealth of insights from experienced caregivers, extraordinary personal stories, and most importantly, reassurance and support. It is a refreshing new vision of the positive potential for caregiving and the rewards that come with evolving relationships between adult children and their parents.Gloria G. Barsamian's remarkably perceptive new volume dispels the myth that caretaking is a thankless burden. Like no other work, it captures the emotions of today's millions of caregivers, as well as care-receivers, spouses, and grandchildren. A longtime social worker, Barsamian shows how old ways of thinking about caregiving can be replaced with new, healthier possibilities that enrich the lives of caregivers and care-receivers. Zusammenfassung This volume provides a practical exploration of one of today's most complex and challenging issues-the care of an elderly parent-with an innovative approach that emphasizes how rewarding the caregiver/care-receiver relationship can be. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Foreword by Julie K. Silver, MD Acknowledgments Introduction: Caregiving-A Major Social Issue 1. Reinventing and Rediscovering the Caregiving Relationship 2. Adult Children and Elderly Parents 3. The Man with 10,000 Names 4. Attachment Behavior in Adult Life 5. Betty Brillo's Diary (Spousal Caregiving) 6. The Story of Illness 7. Mothers and Daughters 8. A New Life Passage 9. Ourselves Rediscovered 10. Anxiety, Stresses, and Strains of Caregiving 11. Voices of Grandchildren 12. A Good Death 13. Conclusion Appendices A: 60 Proven Practices for Stress Reduction B: Mindfulness C: Mini Relaxation Exercises D: Thoughts That Cause Stress E: Resources for Caregivers Bibliography Index ...
