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LEADER: 02539cam a2200373 a 4500
001 2008299594
003 DLC
005 20091121084611.0
008 080619s2008 nyu b 001 0 eng d
010 $a 2008299594
020 $a9780061243028
020 $a0061243027
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn156818260
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050 00 $aHQ1063.6$bM367 2008
082 00 $a362.60973$222
100 1 $aMcCullough, Dennis M.
245 10 $aMy mother, your mother :$bembracing "slow medicine" - the compassionate approach to caring for your aging loved ones /$cDennis McCullough.
246 1 $iDust jacket title:$aMy mother, your mother :$bembracing "slow medicine", the compassionate approach to caring for your aging loved ones
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York, NY :$bHarper,$cc2008.
300 $axxiii, 263 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [235]-245) and index.
520 $aCounsels baby boomers on caring for aging parents through their final years, addressing the negative aspects of intensive care, discussing the pros and cons of alternative therapies, and sharing advice about the challenges of overseeing a parent's death.
505 0 $aFirst things : the foundations of a new family understanding -- The eight stages of late life -- Station 1: Stability : "Everything is just fine dear."--Mom -- Station 2: Compromise : "Mom's having a little problem."--Dad -- Station 3: Crisis : "I can't believe she's in the hospital."--Sister -- Station 4: Recovery : "She'll be with us for a while."--Rehabilitation nurse -- Station 5: Decline : "We can't expect much more."-- Visiting nurse -- Station 6: Prelude to dying : "I sense a change in her spirit."--Nurse in long-term care -- Station 7: Death : "You'd better come now."--Hospice nurse -- Station 8: Grieving/legacy : "We did the right things..."--Brother -- Epilogue -- Slow medicine websites -- Slow medicine reading -- Slow medicine cinema.
650 0 $aAging parents$xCare.
650 0 $aAging parents$xHealth and hygiene.
650 0 $aAging parents$xMedical care.
650 0 $aAdult children of aging parents.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy1001/2008299594.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0911/2008299594-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0911/2008299594-d.html