{"product_id":"9781571745002","title":"When Roles Reverse: A Guide to Parenting Your Parents","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter his father suffered a massive stroke and his mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, Jim Comer found himself an overnight \"parent\" at the age of 51. When he walked into his father's hospital room everyone looked to him as the \"man who knew all the answers.\" He soon realized he didn't even know the questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn ten years of caregiving, Comer has not only learned the questions he has \u003ci\u003elived\u003c\/i\u003e them, and with \u003ci\u003eWhen Roles Reverse \u003c\/i\u003ehe shares his hard-won answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe learned to deal with hospitals, insurance companies, rehab centers, his father's deafness and his mother's dementia. Through it all Jim has kept his sanity and sense of humor, in the process forging a deeper, more intimate relationship with his parents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith laugh-out-loud humor, Jim deals with improvisational moments for which there is no preparation:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eYou find three gallons of Scotch in your dad's retirement home closet;\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eYour Mother refuses to leave her home of 34 years and can only be coaxed into the car with promises of ice cream;\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAt a crowded Sunday dinner table, your father announces that he wants you to give him an enema after lunch . . .\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd offers personal experience and expert insight on the many issues it's absolutely essential to plan for such as:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eWills, powers of attorney, and other legal documents every family needs\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhich siblings will be there when your parents need them?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSelecting a first-rate care facility and getting long-term care insurance\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eNew Medicaid guidelines and how to qualify\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHospice care and end-of-life decisions\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Roles Reverse\u003c\/i\u003e even includes \"Fifty Questions that will save you Time, Money, and Tears,\" a special section designed to help families initiate vital communication and prepare for the crises, confusion and unexpected joys of caregiving.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47045230919920,"sku":"9781571745002","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781571745002_p0.jpg?v=1763795037","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781571745002","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}