{"product_id":"2940154452813","title":"The Bumpy Road to Assisted Living: A Daughter's Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaking the decision to move an elderly parent into assisted living against his or her will presents myriad challenges. Like many adult children who want to respect their parents’ wishes, I didn’t take action until it was unavoidable. But unlike most adult children, I had to deal with this crisis as an only living child who is totally blind. The logistics alone were merely the start of my uphill struggle with this daunting task.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the last two years of my mother’s life, I learned many lessons about dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, and she learned to accept the difficulties of being in her late nineties and living in an assisted living community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Bumpy Road to Assisted Living: A Daughter’s Memoir, I not only describe the move, my mother’s adjustment to a foreign way of life, and the emotional trauma for both of us, but also offer some advice and comfort for others who are experiencing such dramatic changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes my story unusual is that I tell it with blindness always in the background. You will find some touching moments, some troubling ones, and some that are relevant to your own life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a memoir woven through my observations of who my mother was and who I am.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mary Hiland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47103571656944,"sku":"2940154452813","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940154452813_p0.jpg?v=1764067936","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940154452813","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}