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Uncertain Inheritance, An: Writers on Caring for Family

Book information

Year
2008
ISBN
9780060875312, 0060875313, 0060875305, 9780060875305, 9780061549410
Open Library ID
OL17248532M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2185788 bytes)
Edition
Reprint
Pages
304\303
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Thirty million people today care for ailing family members in their own homes—a number that will increase dramatically over the next decade as baby boomers enter old age, as soldiers return home from war mentally and physically wounded, as medical advances extend lives and health insurance fails to cover them. Offering both companionship and guidance to the people who find themselves caring for their intimates, An Uncertain Inheritance is a collection of essays from some of the country's most accomplished writers. Poignant, honest, sometimes heartbreaking, often wry, and funny, here is a book that examines caregiving from every angle, revealing the pain, intimacy, and grace inherent in this meaningful relationship.

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