A Bittersweet Season: Caring for Our Aging Parents--And Ourselves

by Jane Gross

Book Overview

When Jane Gross found herself suddenly thrust into a caretaker role for her eighty-five year-old mother, she was forced to face challenges that she had never imagined. As she and her younger brother struggled to move her mother into an assisted living facility, deal with seemingly never-ending costs, and adapt to the demands on her time and psyche, she learned valuable and important lessons. Here, the longtime New York Times expert on the subject...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030747240X
• ISBN13: 9780307472403
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Vintage
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 8.0"