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Right now, all across the world, many people are losing hope. It is being replaced by fear - fear of the unknown, fear of poverty, fear of a global pandemic; fear of death and violence, fear of turmoil and social upheaval. We are in the middle of transition, and change frightens people. My primary purpose for writing this book was to rekindle hope within the hearts and minds of humanity, especially my fellow Christians, because we are the ones who harbor the ultimate hope of the universe.

Trusted for more than three decades by family caregivers and professionals alike, this comprehensive and reassuring caregiving guide offers the crucial information you need to look after your elders and plan for the future. “The most complete resource between two covers.”—Woman’s Day ...

Never Too Late for Love is the guide for women who are ready to find and keep the love of their life. At age 62, Joan Bragar, EdD, leadership consultant and coach, married the man of her dreams. The lessons she learned from this journey have inspired other women to find happiness in love.

My stepmother, June, lived alone until her nineties, but over time, she fell into the depths of dementia. With no biological children of her own, I was the one left to guide her down the path toward the end of her life. Haunted by my father's last words to me to take care of his Junie, I couldn't walk away from this difficult task.

Guidance for those facing the end of life transition of a loved one. Useful information along with comforting stories, poems and prayers, to help your loved one, yourself, family, and friends through the challenging days ahead. A book to share. A book to keep.

In Now What? Managing the Emotional Journey of Long Term Care for Families, Deborah combines her many personal experiences as a resident's wife and daughter with her industry insight to provide a framework for managing this major life change. Now What? is your playbook to manage this emotional journey so you can transition through this very important role with more ease and grace, and less guilt and anxiety.

Shifting Gears is based on interviews with 50 retirees. The stories reveal the rich abundance of retirement ventures, from the exotic to the mundane. Discover what each of them learned in their journey in this next stage of life.

Grab-and-go inspirations are here in bite-sized pieces. There are my rules and gifts to you for growing a good life - even in the confusing soils of caregiving. Inside-out survival that is both practical and doable. Caregiving is love’s race. And that is the miracle of taking care. This book is about those more balanced choices.

If you are a baby boomer like me, you may be having to take care of your parents, spouse, or partner at home; either by yourself or have a hired caregiver to help. My book is filled with my 40 years of nursing caregiving experience on how you can do this.

Elderly Parent Caregiver Guide is the ultimate guide for adult children who are or will become their parents’ caregivers. Filled with valuable information and ideas, this book offers hope, support, and plenty of practical advice for anyone caring for their elderly parents. As the author guides you through the maze of caregiving, she shares her knowledge as a nurse and examples from her own journey of caregiving for her elderly parents.

Begin Again.... Life is daily improv...so is caregiving and a good life. Try these first eight ideas. They insure survival. These eight rules will, when practiced, get you to a more grounded place to access a good life, well lived...no matter what is in front of you today. Begin Again... with eight bite-sized daily rules. When practiced, this book with its eight rules will keep you centered in the challenges of caregiving. They are my rules to life by.

A profound collection of prayers, poems, and thoughts written by caregivers, Prayers in My Gumbo will help caregivers navigate the beautiful and sometimes difficult caregiver's journey. This simple book offers solace, hope, and inspiration through the five steps of the caregiving journey. It encourages faith as it demonstrates a wide range of praying styles and messages of hope.

We all are worried about our parents, especially those who are living alone. My parents are growing old, and I am stepping into that age. As I am stepping to that age, I started to think about how they are managing alone and how I am going to lead. This idea of diary clicked to our mind to give aggregate information on growing old. To make a tourist guide booklet where space is provided to jot down the mindful checklist and record history of any related decline (early signs) while travelling into this age, including a home-exercise program.

Author Karen R. Weaver shares her inspirational journey as a caregiver, and includes questions and prayers to encourage and inspire other caregivers to keep going and perhaps consider sharing their own stories.

Sooner or later your parents will need to move; they know it and you know it. So why is no one talking about it? We can begin the conversation before the time comes and develop a plan that meets our parents’ needs for their next steps in the best way possible. Having helped more than 1,000 families negotiate later-life transitions, Monica E. Young was a senior move manager who will share the secrets of helping your parents move comfortably, gracefully, and lovingly so they can enjoy their golden years in the best ways possible.

Karen Cumming and Patricia Milne are sisters who embarked on a daunting journey...one that many of us may go on at some point in our lives. They guided their 98 year old mother, Verna, through Ontario's long-term care system. Unfortunately, few people on the inside of that system seemed to be guiding them. This audiobook is the survival guide they never had. Packed with indispensable resources, tips and insights, it will help you and your family to be proactive and prepared for the decisions that lie ahead. You are not alone.

From this compact audiobook, learn from a certified financial planner (CFP®) certificant - who has helped hundreds of clients over more than 35 years practical estate planning - the steps you can take to protect yourself and those you love. This book, narrated in layperson’s words for easy understanding, explains the aspects of wills, financial and medical powers of attorney, revocable living trusts, “living wills", and much more.

For the last several decades, Western churches have focused the bulk of their resources on the early stages of discipleship - children’s Sunday school, youth group, college ministry. While these are all important, we have neglected the spiritual growth of those in the second half of life. In fact, an outside observer might think that after the growth of the college years, the goal is simply to coast through the rest of your Christian life.

How to prevent adult sibling rivalry? Look no further. Learn more about crucial conversations when caring for a loved one. People today are not only living longer, but they are also living sicker - making aging and caring for elderly loved ones more complicated than ever before. In this extensive guide, caregiver advocate Carolyn Brent outlines a step-by-step process so that caregivers know what to do and what to ask in every situation that may arise.

Annette Januzzi Wick wants to find the perfect care home for her proud, Italian mother, who is slipping further into dementia. In this memoir, she shares gripping truths about mistakes she makes before ultimately finding a place where her mother develops a crush, heckles an Elvis impersonator, and magically bonds with her daughter through Frank Sinatra’s songs.