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They're your parents, too! : how siblings can survive their parents' aging without driving each other crazy / Francine Russo.

by Russo, Francine

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Bantam Books, c2010.

Aging parents -- Care.

Alternate title:

They are your parents, too

xvi, 286 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: My uneasy journey into the twilight transition -- The last transition of our first family -- Acknowledging our parents' aging -- Who's taking care of mom? adapting roles to take on parent care -- Dad still loves you more : revived rivalries, chances for resolution -- Did we grow up in the same family? fantasy families, real families -- Who put you in charge? adjusting to new decision-makers -- Here, yet not here : the dynamics of dementia -- Gathering at the deathbed : decisions, acceptance, forgiveness, loss -- Mourning and moving on : alone and together -- Inheritance : what our parents have left us, what we carry away -- The sibling generation : sustaining the family connection into the future.

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