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Caregiving is a core value in the African American culture. And African American women of faith often fill that role—for elderly parents, sick children, and other members of their community. Yet no one is fully prepared for the reality of disrupted schedules, unpredictable needs, and many sleepless nights that come with caregiving. Jeanne Porter King shares 90 devotions written from her own experience as a caregiver for her mother to encourage you to take time to care for your whole self.

In Not How It Was Supposed to Be, author Allison Crabtree takes a poignant look at her mom's obsessive and eccentric life, and the complexities of a mother-daughter relationship fraught with tension and disappointment.

In diesem Hörbuch erzählt der sympathische Hamburger die Geschichten der Menschen, vor denen er am meisten Respekt hat: seinen Patientinnen und Patienten. Ein Hörbuch, das die positiven Seiten des Lebens feiert und zeigt, wie zwischenmenschliche Werte wie Freundschaft und Vertrauen Alter und Krankheit besiegen – und eine Community begeistern kann, die ihren Helden viel zurückgibt.

Was bedeutet es, wenn die Eltern alt werden? Bestsellerautor Volker Kitz erzählt in seinem literarischen Essay die Geschichte seines Vaters und erkundet an ihr exemplarisch, wie sich familiäre Verantwortung verschiebt, wenn Eltern alt werden. Sein Buch berührt die Gefühle und Fragen einer ganzen Generation. "Bleibt bei mir", bittet der Vater seine zwei Söhne, als die Erinnerung ihn verlässt. Bis dahin war Erinnerung für Volker Kitz kein Thema. Sie funktionierte, der Vater funktionierte, die Familie funktionierte. Doch eines Tages verunglückt die Mutter, und das Schicksal nimmt seinen Lauf.

Regain your balance, confidence, and independence in just 5 minutes a day! Do you worry about falling when you stand or walk? Does fear of losing balance keep you from doing what you love? You're not alone, and it doesn't have to stay that way. With simple, senior-friendly guidance, you can overcome these challenges and live confidently and independently.

Whether you want to discover great places to live in the USA and around the world that are inexpensive, set your home and social life up for optimal enjoyment, or explore the many ways you can live happily and productively in retirement, this audiobook will teach you everything you need to know. Choose wisely how you retire.

Running out of Saturdays is a warm, witty and unapologetically honest memoir from Peter Brewer – a big-hearted larrikin with a whiteboard full of wisdom and a yarn (or 50) to tell. Now in his mid-60s, Peter reflects on a life jam-packed with colourful characters, career moves (some undeniably questionable), boisterous family gatherings and boardroom lessons. From his humble beginnings to becoming a respected leader in the real estate industry, PB’s learned – often the hard way – what really matters in business, family and life.

Bloomsbury presents Still Me: A neuroscientist's guide to caring for someone with dementia, written and read by Dr Sabina Brennan ‘A beautifully written, personal, empathetic and immensely practical book’ – Dr Harry Barry, GP, author and mental health advocate The essential toolkit to...

Esta obra es una guía práctica de técnicas y actitudes eficaces para el cuidado diario de personas con Alzhéimer u otra enfermedad relacionada a la demencia. La guía aborda cada problema y ofrece una solución en forma de técnicas y actitudes para el manejo del paciente en ese aspecto determinado. Todas estas recomendaciones son resultado de la experiencia colectiva de profesionales involucrados en grupos terapéuticos y en la impartición de cursos para cuidadores de personas con Alzhéimer, así como los mismos participantes de estos espacios de aprendizaje y apoyo.

Whilst there are a lot of books that cover the 'how to have a good death', there is little that instructs us on the time period that comes before that. How do we learn to actually be old? How do we spend our later years in a meaningful way that makes sense of who we've been and who we are now? Not in blithely positive denial in the face of our physical and cognitive decline, or overtaken with regret of a life that's running down the clock, but empowered to not lose who we are; to say 'I am still me'.

Read by the author, Molly Jong-Fast. An honest, heartbreaking and brutally funny memoir about losing a mother you never really had - and a comfort to anyone who loves someone who drives them crazy. 'I was just bowled over by this book' - Nigella Lawson 'A gripping memoir about mothers and...

Read by the author. Are you tired of living life scared or following the status quo? Heather Thompson Day challenges readers to remember what it felt like to believe in themselves before the world told them who they should be and what they should do. What If I’m Wrong? explores the chasm...

‘Girl power for the over sixties!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Three women. One widowed. One unmarried. One almost divorced. All aged 63, but not ready to give up on life! Leaving behind the heartache, guilt and disappointment of their real lives, three friends decide that now they’re in their sixties...

PRE-ORDER KATE'S NEW BOOK THE LONGEVITY SOLUTION NOW Manage your menopause symptoms and get in the best shape of your life. 'Having read many other books on Perimenopause & Menopause recently, I was sceptical about purchasing another. I'm so glad I did. This book is different. It's informative...

Read by the author. Facing your ultimate death can be scary, but in light of God's promises, it doesn't have to be. Finish Line provides practical and biblical help on topics such as finances, blessing others, end-of-life choices, heaven, and caring for those you leave behind so you can approach...

Callie has taken multiple jobs to make the money she desperately needs. Her favourite is being the new guide for Lerwick Manor's alpaca walks. But her troublesome past is making it difficult to prove to others that she's learned from her mistakes. Heather has been content breeding Sheltie sheepdogs and taking care of her grownup daughters. But now she feels that something is missing. Taking the leap into online dating, she makes an unexpected connection to which her daughters react very differently. 

A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR In the vein of the Costa-winning Dadland, with the biographical elements of H is for Hawk, The Fragments of my Father is a powerful and poignant memoir about parents and children, freedom and responsibility, madness and creativity and what it means to be a carer...

A man hit Ava with his car, a few miles from her bungalow. He brings her flowers in hospital and offers to do her laundry. He also brings her the letter she dropped that night on the road. In New York, Ava's brother Michael receives the same letter. He thinks about it as he steps out of the shower into his curtainless bedroom. A naked woman stares at him from the apartment across. They both laugh and cover up with their arms.   Brother and sister cannot avoid the letter: their estranged father is dying and wants to meet. 

New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman, a journalist for many years, collects here her recent essays exploring motherhood as an older mom, her life as a reader, her relationships with her parents, friendship, and other topics that will resonate with a large audience. Her voice is wry...

From the revered author of the bestselling The Hidden Life of Dogs, a witty, engaging, life-affirming account of the joy, strength, and wisdom that comes with age. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas has spent a lifetime observing the natural world, chronicling the customs of pre-contact hunter-gatherers...