Family Meals: Coming Together to Care for an Aging Parent
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (630 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0802119212 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The Tuckers initially attempt to place Lora in a senior residence in New York, but when an apartment becomes vacant right across the hall from them, they grab it for Lora. Michael and Jill’s children, Alison and Maxmuch to their parents’ happinessdecide not only to relocate to Manhattan but also move in together. Jill’s mother’s second husband, Ralph, has passed away, and Michael and Jill must leave the respite of the Italian countryside and travel westward to console Lora, Jill’s mother, and help her plan her future. Their family, which had been a loose network of individual strands, has become, remarkably, a unit. Thus begins Family Meals, a beautifully told memoir that explores the meaning of family and examines the sacrifices we make for th
Tucker is Yummy Michael Tucker writes with wit, empathy and a dash of the devil. His book is moving and delicious.Buy it.Robyn Goodman. Family Meals: Coming Together to Care for an Aging Parent Mr. Tucker, Mr. Tucker! Thank you. "Family Meals" is a feast.Sharing ones personal life can be tough, but Tucker handles it with such wit, wisdom, and passion. This book is for anyone who is in the midst of dealing with an aging parent and trying to have your own life at the same time. By far his best book, yet. Tucker's writing has reached another level. I must admit that all I wanted was more tast. "Elder care is not a job for one person alone" according to Midwest Book Review. Elder care is not a job for one person alone. "Family Meals: Coming Together to Care for an Aging Parent" is the memoir of a family taking care of its aging matriarch as Lora, a widowed late in life woman coping with the death of her husband with the help of her children Michael Tucker and Jill Eikenberry. Their story is taking care of an aging woman as she fights the diseases of age such as dementi