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Carregando... Take My Hand Againde Nancy Parker Brummett
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Practical, humorous and faith-filled Addressing the difficult decisions adult children face when roles change and they must intervene in a parent's care, Take My Hand Again includes an overview of common care options and questions to ask--of professionals, of prospective care facilities, and of the aging adults themselves. Readers will find valuable insight into the challenges of the aging process as well as much-needed hope and encouragement. "Nancy has written a practical yet hope-filled book that is sure to help both younger and older generations reexamine their roles with love and grace as together they navigate through the uncertainties of later years." --Missy Buchanan, speaker and author of Voices of Aging: Adult Children and Aging Parents Talk with God "Her warm, tender approach is grounded in both personal experience and careful research. . . . All with a focus on maximizing the respect and dignity of older adults while comforting those providing care." --Sara Honn Qualls, clinical geropsychologist and coauthor of Caregiver Family Therapy "This is the most comprehensive book on aging and caregiving I've ever seen. It is an excellent resource for anyone facing either one or both of these issues. Great stories, great ideas, great solutions " --Dr. Helen B. McIntosh, author of Messages to Myself: Overcoming a Distorted Self-Image Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Aging is a reality and the day will come when I will have to take a more active role in caring for my parents. As a pastor, I walk alongside others, both aging parents and their caretakers. So I was interested to read Nancy Parker Brummett's Take My Hand Again: A Faith-Based Guide For Helping Aging Parents. Brummett walks through issues that adult children face as they care for their parents at the end of life. This includes helping them get their paperwork in order, making decisions about living and care, whether parents should keep driving, and helping them leave a godly legacy.
This is billed as a 'faith-based' approach to helping aging parents and is published by Kregel, an evangelical, Christian publisher. For the most part, it isn't particularly 'faith-based' so much as practical and helpful. All the chapters have a Bible verse epigraph and maybe a verse or two is quoted in the text, but the advice that Brummett doles out is helpful for Christians or non-Christians alike. The exception would be the last couple of chapters that speak more directly to the idea of spiritual legacy and eternity. I think the broad appeal to this book is actually good. Most of the issues around issues aren't Christian, or secular. They are human. God cares about our mundane, ordinary concerns and I appreciated the practical way Brummett addressed the real needs of aging parents. If you are looking for a book about the spirituality of aging, that is a different book.
As I said, my parents are aging but not agéd. They are also well prepared. They've prepared a living will, chosen someone to manage their finances when they are gone, and have seen to some of those practical details. Still I liked Brummett's practicality and think this is a useful book as parents age. I give it four stars.
Notice of material connection: I received this book from Kregel Publications in exchange for my honest review. ( )