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Redefining Aging : A Caregiver's Guide to Living Your Best Life /
"Stearns explores the practical and personal challenges of both caregiving and successful aging. She couples findings from the latest research with ... insights and problem-solving tips to help caregivers achieve the best life possible for those they care for--and for themselves as they age&quo...
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| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2017.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword, by J. Raymond DePaulo, Jr., MD
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- The challenge
- On both sides, vulnerability and loss
- Is this normal aging or dementia?
- Aging as successfully as possible-both you and your loved one
- Anger, guilt, and resentment
- Caregiver stress--what helps and what usually doesn't
- Comforting insights and myth-busting knowledge
- You're not a bad person because you're exhausted or just need a life of your own
- Truly helpful caregiving tips
- When your loved one dies--relief, grief, and moving forward
- What kind of an "old person" will I/will you become?
- Making life easier for those who someday will take care of you
- Epilogue. A letter to my daughters
- Appendixes
- Notes
- Index.