A Book Review By Michelle Singletary in the Washington Post
WHEN THE TIME COMES - Families With Aging Parents Share Their Struggles And Solutions
By Paula Span, Springboard Press
Span's book, published last year, isn't a how-to manual as much as it's a how-to-get-through-the-years of caring for an elderly relative. Span writes that her work is a "support group in print." The book tells the stories of about a dozen families faced with becoming caregivers.
"We talk sometimes about a role reversal, the children become the parents, but it's a flawed analogy," Span writes. "Our elders are not children; they don't have to do what we think best. There's no T-shirt that proclaims, 'Because I'm the Daughter, That's Why.' And this passage, unlike child-rearing, will not result in eventual independence."
"When the Time Comes" is a beautifully written, heartfelt narrative filled with facts and advice from experts but also moving stories of care-giving. Span stretches the stories over five chapters that cover the living choices for the elderly -- home care, shared household, assisted living, nursing homes and hospice.
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