Family Meals: Coming Together to Care for an Aging Parent
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (980 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0802119212 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Jill’s mother’s second husband, Ralph, has passed away, and Michael and Jill must leave the respite of the Italian countryside and travel westward to console Lora, Jill’s mother, and help her plan her future. Michael Tucker and his wife, Jill Eikenberry, are enjoying the early years of retirement in their dream house, a beautiful 350-year-old stone farmhouse in the central Italian province of Umbria, when life rears its ugly head on their summer plans. It’s all very Italian.. After Ralph’s death, Lora begins a rapid decline into dementia, and Jill wrestles with the decision to move her from Santa Barbara to New York City. Michael and Jill’s children, Alison and Maxmuch to their parents’ happinessdecide not only to relocate to Manhattan but also move in together. Their family, which had been a loose network of individual strands, has become, remarkably, a unit. The Tuckers initially attempt to place Lora in a senior residence in New York, but when an apartment becomes vacant right across the hal
Tucker is Yummy Michael Tucker writes with wit, empathy and a dash of the devil. His book is moving and delicious.Buy it.Robyn Goodman. Family Meals: Coming Together to Care for an Aging Parent Mr. Tucker, Mr. Tucker! Thank you. "Family Meals" is a feast.Sharing ones personal life can be tough, but Tucker handles it with such wit, wisdom, and passion. This book is for anyone who is in the midst of dealing with an aging parent and trying to have your own life at the same time. By far his best book, yet. Tucker's writing has reached another level. I must admit that all I wanted was more tastes and smells of Italy, but Tucker gives us real life. Grazie.. Elder care is not a job for one person alone Elder care is not a job for one person alone. "Family Meals: Coming Together to Care for an Aging Parent" is the memoir of a family taking care of its aging matriarch as Lora, a widowed late in life woman coping with the death of her husband with the help of her children Michael Tucker and Jill Eikenberry. Their story is taking care of an aging woman as she fights the diseases of age such as dementia and the stories and wisdom that is drawn from these relationships. "Family Meals" is a choice and very highly recommended read for those who have elderly relatives of their own to care for.