Next Chapter: Caregiving (Fiction and Nonfiction)
Caregiving can be an emotional, financial, medical, and legal rollercoaster. This list focuses on caregiving for adults – our parents, family members and friends. Annotations from Kirkus Reviews, unless otherwise noted. Created by The Seattle Public Library Older Adults Program Manager and Readers Services librarians. (Created September 2020)
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Before I Forget
A restaurateur, magazine publisher, celebrity chef and nationally known lifestyle maven shares her experiences with her husband's Alzheimer's, in an uplifting account that doubles as a love story and provides practical and helpful advice for dealing with the day-to-day challenges of this disease. (NoveList)
Format: Book
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The Sum of Us
Twenty-three science fiction and fantasy authors deal with caregiving and caregivers, mental health and mental illness. (NoveList)
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Tao jie
A film producer (Andy Lau) helps care for his family's lifelong servant (Deanie Ip) after she suffers a stroke and must move into a nursing home.
Format: DVD
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The Unexpected Journey of Caring
A guide to finding personal meaning in the 21st century care experience describes how to actively reclaim and remake how caregivers think of themselves, their care situation, and their capacities to provide care for their loved one and themselves. (NoveList)
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Things to Do in A Retirement Home Trailer Park
In this graphic novel, the author documents his reconciliation with his father, dying of emphysema, as he cares for him in hospice. (Publisher description)
Format: Graphic Novel
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