| A Journey for Two: Mother and Daughter Caregiving Relationships Contributor(s): Lord, Jeanne R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1538152894 ISBN-13: 9781538152898 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $32.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Eldercare - Family & Relationships | Life Stages - Later Years - Self-help | Aging |
| Dewey: 306.874 |
| LCCN: 2020056810 |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.77 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Explores the mother-daughter relationship in the context of caregiving Across the Unites States, about 34.2 million Americans have provided unpaid care to an adult age 50 or older in the last 12 months. Much of this caregiving is performed by women and often for their mothers or mothers-in-law, relationships that may be warm, fraught, or complicated. Even in the best of circumstances, caregivers can feel burned out, strained, and exhausted, but add to the mix the complicated emotions that come from caring for a loved one and you may have a perfect storm. Here, Jeanne Lord provides valuable emotional support and information for daughter caregivers to mother patients during a stressful and uncertain time. It is unique in that it offers not only personal insights from caregiving daughters, but the perspectives of their mothers, as well. Lord followed the women on their journeys over the course of ten years, so the follow-up interviews give readers an opportunity to fast forward into the future lives of the caregiving daughters to read about their perspectives, and gain insights into new attitudes and ideas for life after caregiving. Through compelling stories of a variety of mother-daughter relationships and in-depth interviews, the very complex relationships between mothers and daughters in a caregiving situation are explored and revealed in an objective light. Offering comfort and understanding to the reader, the book also offers suggestions, ideas, resources, and support for navigating the care of their loved one. |