Stephanie Mendelson shares a gripping account of the most difficult and gut-wrenching time in her life. She finds herself as the caregiver to both of her parents as they simultaneously face terminal illness. She supports her mother through an unexpected battle with cancer, while trying to navigate her father's worsening dementia. A series of unbelievable and catastrophic life events take her down a road that she never could have imagined. The ride is full of heartbreak and unthinkable stress, but there she also finds love and perspective. Her story is infused with humor and joy, even as she faces her darkest days. Go along with her on the journey of the child becoming the parent that many of us will face Bear witness to the anguish and simultaneous beauty of being there until their last breath.

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The "O" with the Green Leaves
A Daughter's Raw and Powerful Story of Love and Unimaginable Loss
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The "O" with the Green Leaves
A Daughter's Raw and Powerful Story of Love and Unimaginable Loss
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Social Science BiographiesIndex
Social SciencesTable of contents
- About the Author
- Dedication
- Copyright Information ©
- Chapter 1 The End
- Chapter 2 The Beginning
- Chapter 3 The “C” Word
- Chapter 4 Chemo Is Our Happy Place
- Chapter 5 The Point of No Return
- Chapter 6 A Rehab by Any Other Name Would Be Just as Shitty
- Chapter 7 Spring Ahead, Fall Back
- Chapter 8 Now or Never
- Chapter 9 Meanwhile Back at the Ranch
- Chapter 10 The Birth of the Black Binder
- Chapter 11 Two for the Price of Twenty
- Chapter 12 Ping-Pong Anyone?
- Chapter 13 The Odd Couple
- Chapter 14 Welcome to Bizarro World
- Chapter 15 The Jews Who Loved Christmas
- Chapter 16 Life in a Wooden Box
- Chapter 17 A Snowball Down a Hill
- Chapter 18 The Aftermath
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