{"product_id":"9780061863530","title":"My Mother, Your Mother: What to Expect As Parents Age","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat's the right thing to do for mom and dad as they get older?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThanks to advances in science and medicine, more of our parents are living longer than ever before. And though we are rewarded with more time with the people we love, we are also faced with new sets of complications—more diseases, more disability, more need for support and careful judgments. Yet while our health care system may help people live to an older age, it doesn't perform so well when decline eventually sets in. We want to do the best thing but are overwhelmed with the staggering choices we face.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeriatrician Dennis McCullough has spent his life helping families to cope with their parents' aging and eventual final passage, experiences he faced with his own mother. In this comforting and much-needed book, he recommends a new approach, which he terms \"Slow Medicine.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShaped by common sense and kindness, grounded in traditional medicine yet receptive to alternative therapies, Slow Medicine advocates for careful anticipatory \"attending\" to an elder's changing needs rather than waiting for crises that force acute medical interventions—an approach that improves the quality of elders' extended late lives without bankrupting their families financially or emotionally. As Dr. McCullough argues, we need to learn that time and kindness are sometimes more important and humane at these late stages than state-of-the-art medical interventions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Mother, Your Mother\u003c\/em\u003e will help you learn how to:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—form an early and strong partnership with your parents and siblings;\u003cbr\u003e—strategize on connecting with doctors and other care providers;\u003cbr\u003e—navigate medical crises;\u003cbr\u003e—create a committed Advocacy Team;\u003cbr\u003e—reach out with greater empathy and awareness; and\u003cbr\u003e—face the end-of-life time with confidence and skill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough taking care of those who have always cared for us is not an easily navigated time of life, \u003cem\u003eMy Mother, Your Mother\u003c\/em\u003e will help you and your family to prepare for this complex journey. This is not a plan for getting ready to die; it is a plan for understanding, for caring, and for helping those you love live well during their final years. And the time to start is now.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47105378713840,"sku":"9780061863530","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780061863530_p0.jpg?v=1769888405","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780061863530","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}