Caring for Your Aging Parents: When Love Is Not Enough

Families of the Aged, March 5, 1990
Few books have impacted my caregiving experience as profoundly as this one. (The Encourager, May 1992) An excellent book for anyone who anticipates caring for an elderly parent. (Carolyn Allen, Christian Advocate, August 1992) I would highly recommend this book to Christian caregivers and to church libraries. (Journal of Christian Nursing, Winter 1991) I recommend it unreservedly. (Peter J. Dyck, Provident Book Finder, June/July/August 1990) Recommended for its philosophy and advice-usable, pragmatic, and sometimes tough...


Book Description
AN ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTIVE GUIDE TO HELP YOU MEET THE CHALLENGES OF CAREGIVING. In this warm and well-researched guide, author and caregiver Barbara Deane deals comprehensively with the many challenges of caring for an aging parent or relative. By combining insights gleaned from her own experiences, interviews with experts, testimonial from other struggling caregivers, and helpful reference lists, Deane furnishes the emotional support and practical advice caregivers need to provide good care-and keep from burning out in the process. "This book will be especially helpful to any Christian seeking the will of God in this different situation. The author's honesty and personal knowledge shine throughout. This is no dry, academic exposition."-Jane Heald, M.S., president of Support Source, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania


About the Author
BARBARA DEANE is a free-lance writer, and cofounder of Christian Caregivers, a support group for people caring for their elderly parents at home. The organization grew from Deane's own need for emotional and spiritual help during the 10 years she cared for her mother at home.


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AN ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTIVE GUIDE TO HELP YOU MEET THE CHALLENGES OF CAREGIVING. In this warm and well-researched guide, author and caregiver Barbara Deane deals comprehensively with the many challenges of caring for an aging parent or relative. By combining insights gleaned from her own experiences, interviews with experts, testimonial from other struggling caregivers, and helpful reference lists, Deane furnishes the emotional support and practical advice caregivers need to provide good care-and keep from burning out in the process. "This book will be especially helpful to any Christian seeking the will of God in this different situation. The author's honesty and personal knowledge shine throughout. This is no dry, academic exposition. "-Jane Heald, M. S. , president of Support Source, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania


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