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Title Mother lode : confessions of a reluctant caregiver / Gretchen Staebler.
Author Staebler, Gretchen, author.
Publication Info. Berkeley, CA : She Writes Press, 2022.
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  B STAEBLER    Check Shelves
Description 369 pages ; 22 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Summary 'Gretchen Staebler promises to spend one year in her childhood home caring for her stubborn ninety-six-year-old mother--sort of a middle-aged gap year. Then her mother will move to assisted living and she will return to her own life, their relationship magically having become all she ever longed it to be. Can it be that easy? As mother and daughter each try desperately to keep a firm grasp on their independence, their daily battles in Mama's kitchen fiefdom echo the clash of adolescence and menopause in the same spot decades earlier. Penetrating the fog of her mother's advancing dementia, hypochondria, and blindness with humor, frustration, and compassion--and wine--the author slowly comes to accept and respect the mother she got, if not the one she wished for. In the process, she becomes a self-taught authority on aging, dementia, the healthcare system, and self-care. But how long will healing between mother and daughter take--and how long do they have?"--Amazon.com.
Subject Staebler, Gretchen.
Mothers and daughters -- Psychological aspects.
Caregivers.
Caregivers -- Family relationships.
Mothers and daughters.
Dementia.
Adult children of aging parents.
Caregivers (DNLM)D017028
Dementia (DNLM)D003704
Mères et filles (CaQQLa)201-0043189 -- Aspect psychologique. (CaQQLa)201-0373794
Aidants naturels. (CaQQLa)201-0193156
Aidants naturels (CaQQLa)201-0193156 -- Relations familiales. (CaQQLa)201-0373848
Mères et filles. (CaQQLa)201-0043189
Démence. (CaQQLa)201-0007383
Enfants adultes de parents âgés. (CaQQLa)201-0345459
Mothers and daughters -- Psychological aspects (OCoLC)fst01027001
Genre Autobiography (DNLM)D020493
autobiographies (literary works) (CStmoGRI)aatgf300080104
Autobiographies (OCoLC)fst01919894
Autobiographies.
Autobiographies. (CaQQLa)RVMGF-000000520
ISBN 9781647422837 (paperback) : $17.95
1647422833 (paperback)
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