When I Married My Mother: A Daughter's Search for What Really Matters: and How She Found It Caring for Mama Jo

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Jo Maeder was a not-so-young DJ on a decidedly youth-driven New York City radio station when a series of crises led her to do the unthinkable: move to the Bible BeltGreensboring, North Carolinato care for her ailing, estranged, hoarder mother. Everyone predicted Operation Mama Jo would be a disaster. Jos therapist suspected Rescuer Syndromeand her mother could not be rescued. Jos friends staged an intervention. Even Mama Jo wasnt sure it would work. Jos roller-coaster ride with the unforgettable Mama Jo and her enormous doll collection, Jos born-again brother, the laid-back South, and first-time home ownershipplus a few drag queens along the wayproved to be a magical, hilarious, and, at times, heartbreaking antidote to heal a long-fractured family. Ultimately, Jo learned the meaning of true love, devotion, faithand how to age gracefully without completely losing her Inner Teen. What she feared would be some of the worst years of her life turned out to be some of her best. And the same was true for Mama Jo. What Jo discovered most of all was that, if youre not right with your Mama, youre probably not going to be right with anyone.