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When your mother abused you, bullied you, neglected you, and used you for her selfish gain, it was not your fault. When she made you feel trapped and like there was nowhere else for you to go, it was not your fault. And when you realized your toxic relationship with her ruined other relationships in your life, it was not your fault. Daughters of narcissistic mothers often find themselves growing up feeling massive amounts of pain, confusion, and fear in their lives.

Ken Druck defines the playing field of daunting challenges and fertile opportunities that exist between aging parents and their adult children. Listeners will find out how to create a custom master plan for their family, with a host of best practices to guide them.

This short allegory provides comfort, insight, and validation for caregivers and relatives of loved ones with Alzheimer's. A Bird Named Payn illustrates how to process the complex emotions that arise when you walk through this painful journey. The insidious disease forces friends and family members to grieve the loss of someone who is still alive.

Individuals with dementia demonstrate presence every day, and they ask us to enter their world; they ask us to connect with them. Through my personal journey, I have learned that true connection is about giving our complete attention to the person sitting next to us. It's about being present - with our spouse or partner, children, friends, coworkers, and even our pets. It takes commitment and it is hard work, but ultimately it provides life's greatest reward: a sense of love and belonging.

In this audiobook, you will be introduced to a variety of perspectives on these and other issues with the intent that by having listened to it, you will live a more examined life. If you are satisfied with your current life path, you will get some cool suggestions for more fun. If, on the other hand, you realize that the story of your life could use some editing, consider the important aspects you need to address.

What would you do if both parents were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s? In Alzheimer’s Daughter listeners journey with Rosie Church from her first suspicions that something is awry to nearly a decade later as she is honored to hold Ed and Ibby’s hands when they draw their final breaths.

Dementia is a cruel disease, and neither this book nor any other make it all better. What this book aims to do, however, is show you that you can live with dementia and that there is life after a diagnosis. While dementia will steal a lot of the elements of your life, it can still leave you with much to be grateful for. Its progress can be delayed. And, ultimately, you and your loved ones can learn how to cope with it.

A simple self-help guide to negotiating the complicated maze of retirement issues and continuing care retirement communities. Filled with facts and stats along with simple analysis tools and checklists to effectively evaluate a continuing care retirement community to avoid costly mistakes.

In Honoring the Elderly, author and Presbyterian minister Brian L. De Jong combines biblical insights with practical advice for eldercare. His work shows you both the importance and the realities of caring for your aging parents or other loved ones. With insightful questions at the end of each section, Honoring the Elderly is a valuable resource for couples, families, and classes discussing eldercare.

Contemporary culture is permeated with the caustic message that nothing is more important than youth and that the natural aging process is to be dreaded, denied, postponed, avoided at all costs. The media crams our minds full of dreadful data of aging as a dire collection of disease, devastation, and loss. Cultural perspectives foster a fear of aging that dramatically affects our experience of growing older.

Jo’s mother, Babe, liked to drink, dance, and stay up very late. When the husband she adored went on sales calls, she waited for him in the parking lot, embroidering pillowcases. Jo grew up thinking that the last thing she wanted was to be like her mother. Then it dawned on her that her own happiness was derived in large part from lessons Babe had taught her.

Fifty-eight authors reveal the backstory of their books about Alzheimer's and other dementias. It is a heartfelt compilation from those who have been deeply touched - whether they live with the disease, are caregivers, or simply care. They join together to offer compassionate support and courage for anyone traveling a similar path.

Are you the only male in an all-female household? Do you know all the lyrics to all the songs in Frozen? Have you mastered the art of the tea party? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this book is for you. 50 Things to Know About Raising Happy, Confident Daughters by Glen MacDonell and Craig Smith from the podcast Dads Outnumbered offers an approach to parenting through their unique perspective of being the only male in their all-female households.

Drawing on the author’s seven years of caring for his mother through Alzheimer's, Be With: Letters to a Caregiver is what its title promises: four dispatches to an anonymous long-term caregiver. In brief passages that cast fresh light on what it means to live with dementia, Barnes shares trials, insights, solace - and, ultimately, inspiration.

What do you say to someone who has been diagnosed with a terminal disease? How can you help someone who knows they are dying or people who have just said good-bye for the last time to someone they love? You want to help, but how can you be sure you aren't doing more harm than good? What should you say about God, heaven, or prayer? Author Patrick Shawn Riecke answers these questions after 20 years of helping the sick, dying, and grieving. You will encounter the best ways to talk with people in what he calls Phase Three - life's most difficult moments.

From the host of the popular podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking comes a wise, humorous road map and caring resource for anyone going through the loss of a loved one - or even a difficult life moment.

Carolyn L. Rosenblatt is a registered nurse and an attorney with over 40 years of combined experience. She has compiled her nine-volume series into this complete guide. It touches on dangerous older drivers, choosing home care workers and nursing homes, understanding assisted living, the specifics of handling money for aging parents, ways to manage sibling conflicts about elders, advice from a lawyer about how to choose a lawyer when your parent needs one, and knowing how a care manager can help you.

For nearly a decade, Jackie watched over her father's care. She quickly found her world filled with adult diapers, a pharmacy of pills, and days heavily laced in utter boredom. As the days melted together, Jackie came to understand what her father was teaching her - how to live in constant gratitude and with a heart full of love.

Give Me My Flowers Now is story told from the eyes and heart of a daughter who is the caregiver for her mother with Alzheimer's Disease and dementia. The author is reflective on the woman her mother was and who she is as a result of the disease. Cole-Trice believes that anyone who is going through taking care of elderly parents or just having to give most of themselves to care for a love one could read and realize they are not alone.

Use this powerful guidebook to eliminate the stress and anxiety of retirement planning! Everybody grows old, which means individuals who work hard and sacrifice much each and every day also eventually get grey hair and wrinkles by the time they retire. It's not about the physical effects of growing up, though. It's about the development of your life's value and the assurance that you'll reap the fruits of your labor when you retire.