"An indispensable guide to dealing with older adults. Theresa DiGeronimo explains many complex issues with masterful simplicity, even the sensitive subject of alcohol and medication problems. This book is a must-have for every family with an older adult." -- Carol Colleran , director of older adult services, Hanley-Hazelden Center, West Palm Beach, Florida "This sensitive book serves as a practical guide for adult children to communicate effectively with their elderly parents on vital issues addressing the aging process." -- Michael H. Beechem , associate professor, Division of Social Work, University of West Florida "A guide for those millions of baby-boomers as they make the journey from being the children of their parents to being their parents' caretakers. This is a difficult role reversal, under the best of circumstances, and Theresa DiGeronimo directs us in the path to this transition with a calm and steady hand." -- Patrick Mathiasen , M.

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