Passages in Caregiving – a book review
May 24, 2010
The LA Times reviews, “Passages in Caregiving,” by Gail Sheehy .
The author who became known for identifying the changes people experience at different points in their lives once again does that here. She says caregivers go through eight turning points, which she labels Shock and Mobilization, the New Normal, Boomerang, Playing God, “I Can’t Do This Anymore!,” Coming Back, the In-Between Stage and the Long Good-Bye.
Source: LATimes
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I am loving this book. After reading two sections, it is already helpful to us as caregivers of my 91 year old father. Gail Sheehy has been a guiding light for me since the publication of the original Passages. I write about this at Inside Aging Parent Care
http://www.desperatecaregivers.com/caregiver-support-2/gail-sheehys-book-offers-comfort-for-caregivers
Glad you are finding this a useful book , its good to get your feedback. Another excellent book you may like to explore is The Daughter Trap by Laurel Kennedy. In looking to link to our review I note that the post seems to have been lost when we had problems with our blog a couple of weeks ago. I will repost the review so that you can get a sense of this wonderful book.