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My Mother, Your Mother: Embracing "Slow Medicine," the Compassionate Approach to Caring for Your Aging Loved Ones - Softcover
A co-author of The Little Black Book of Geriatrics counsels baby boomers on strategies for caring for aging parents throughout their final years, addressing the controversial topic of the negative aspects of intensive care, discussing the pros and cons of alternative therapies, and sharing compassionate advice about the turbulent challenges of overseeing a parent's death. (Health & Fitness)
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"As valuable a resource as any I've found." -- Jane Gross, New York Times
"McCullough's concept of 'slow medicine' is an example of that ethic of care in action...recommended for public libraries."--Library Journal
"As valuable a resource as any I've found."--Jane Gross, New York Times
"A valuable book, chilling and comforting in equal measure. A similar book directed at fast doctors, fast hospital administrators and fast insurers might be the next welcome stride backward down the path."--New York Times
"Full of advice on how to get involved in [your parents'] care, and the kind of conversations you should have with their doctors. It's also a warning about the medical profession's alarming tendency toward 'poly-pharmacy.'"--Maclean's
"Appreciation of...My Mother, Your Mother...will, I think, depend on where you are on life's highway. If...your parents are still living, this geriatrician's guide to stepping in as escort, caregiver and advocate for your parent's final journey will probably be comforting in its compassion and detail."--St. Petersburg Times
McCullough s concept of slow medicine is an example of that ethic of care in action recommended for public libraries. --Library Journal"
A valuable book, chilling and comforting in equal measure. A similar book directed at fast doctors, fast hospital administrators and fast insurers might be the next welcome stride backward down the path. --New York Times"
Full of advice on how to get involved in [your parents ] care, and the kind of conversations you should have with their doctors. It s also a warning about the medical profession s alarming tendency toward poly-pharmacy. --Maclean's"
Appreciation of...My Mother, Your Mother...will, I think, depend on where you are on life s highway. If...your parents are still living, this geriatrician s guide to stepping in as escort, caregiver and advocate for your parent s final journey will probably be comforting in its compassion and detail. --St. Petersburg Times"
About the Author:
"McCullough's concept of 'slow medicine' is an example of that ethic of care in action...recommended for public libraries."--Library Journal
"As valuable a resource as any I've found."--Jane Gross, New York Times
"A valuable book, chilling and comforting in equal measure. A similar book directed at fast doctors, fast hospital administrators and fast insurers might be the next welcome stride backward down the path."--New York Times
"Full of advice on how to get involved in [your parents'] care, and the kind of conversations you should have with their doctors. It's also a warning about the medical profession's alarming tendency toward 'poly-pharmacy.'"--Maclean's
"Appreciation of...My Mother, Your Mother...will, I think, depend on where you are on life's highway. If...your parents are still living, this geriatrician's guide to stepping in as escort, caregiver and advocate for your parent's final journey will probably be comforting in its compassion and detail."--St. Petersburg Times
McCullough s concept of slow medicine is an example of that ethic of care in action recommended for public libraries. --Library Journal"
A valuable book, chilling and comforting in equal measure. A similar book directed at fast doctors, fast hospital administrators and fast insurers might be the next welcome stride backward down the path. --New York Times"
Full of advice on how to get involved in [your parents ] care, and the kind of conversations you should have with their doctors. It s also a warning about the medical profession s alarming tendency toward poly-pharmacy. --Maclean's"
Appreciation of...My Mother, Your Mother...will, I think, depend on where you are on life s highway. If...your parents are still living, this geriatrician s guide to stepping in as escort, caregiver and advocate for your parent s final journey will probably be comforting in its compassion and detail. --St. Petersburg Times"
Dennis McCullough, M.D., has been a family physician and geriatrician for thirty years. He is the co-author of The Little Black Book of Geriatrics, and he lives with his wife, the poet Pamela Harrison, in Norwich, Vermont.
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- PublisherHarperluxe
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0061468843
- ISBN 13 9780061468841
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages383
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