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When the Time Comes

Families with Aging Parents Share Their Struggles and Solutions

Full Description

What will you do when you get the call that a loved one has had a heart attack or a stroke? Or when you realize that a family member is too frail to live alone, but too healthy for a nursing home? Journalist Paula Span shares the resonant narratives of several families who faced these questions. Each family contemplates the alternatives in elder care (from assisted living to multigenerational living to home care, nursing care, and at the end, hospice care) and chooses the right path for its needs. ... more

About Author

Paula Span spent nearly 20 years at the Washington Post, first as the New York-based correspondent for the Style section, then as a staff writer for the Washington Post Magazine. She has also written for the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Boston Globe, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New York magazine, Glamour, Ms., Esquire, Parenting, People, and others. She is currently a contributing writer for the Washington Post Magazine and teaches journalism at Columbia University.

Audio and Video

9780446581134_154X233
Springboard Press
Category:
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
Format:
HARDCOVER BOOK
Publish Date:
6/10/2009
Price:
$23.99/$26.99
ISBN:
9780446581134
Pages:
288
Size:
6" x 9"

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