
- 176 pages
- English
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- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
In Caring for Mother, Virginia Stem Owens gives a clear and realistic account of caring for an elderly loved one. Along the way, Owens notes the spiritual challenges she encountered, not the least of which included fear of her own suffering and death. This book will be a helpful companion to those who have recently assumed the role of caregiver, helping them anticipate some of the emotional turbulence they will encounter along the way.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- An Opening Note to the Reader
- Chapter 1 - At the Back of the Book
- Chapter 2 - Crossing the Bridge
- Chapter 3 - What’s Natural?
- Chapter 4 - Medicine Men
- Chapter 5 - Demented
- Chapter 6 - Spent Light
- Chapter 7 - The Crash
- Chapter 8 - The Nursing Home
- Chapter 9 - Guilt and the Severed Self
- Chapter 10 - Losing Language
- Chapter 11 - Which Brain?
- Chapter 12 - Waiting beside the Rubble
- Chapter 13 - Thanksgiving at Fair Acres
- Chapter 14 - The Hour of Our Death
- The Last Chapter