You Don't Know When The Bridge Is Coming: A Roadmap For Family Caregivers: A Corporate Misfit's Guide to Time Sovereignty in the Age of Distraction - Softcover

Patel, Pooja A

9781968247027: You Don't Know When The Bridge Is Coming: A Roadmap For Family Caregivers: A Corporate Misfit's Guide to Time Sovereignty in the Age of Distraction

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ISBN 10: 1968247025 ISBN 13: 9781968247027

Publisher: The Skinny Platform, 2025

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One phone call can turn a dinner plan into a crisis—and suddenly you’re the caregiver.

If you’ve ever stared at a hospital discharge packet, juggling medication lists while wondering how to talk to Mom about leaving the stove on, this book was written for you.

You Don’t Know When the Bridge Is Coming guides you step-by-step through the most common—and most overwhelming—crossings of the caregiving journey. Drawing on real stories of families navigating Alzheimer’s, sudden stroke, and the slow churn of the aging process, it shows how ordinary people can protect their loved ones and themselves.

In short, practical chapters, you’ll learn how to:

Build an action plan the moment that midnight hospital call arrives—no more scrambling for medication lists or insurance cards.
Create a flexible “care team” that shares the load, from respite care helpers to virtual support groups.
Compare home health, senior care communities, and nursing-home options so your loved one ages with choice and dignity.
Guard against elder abuse and neglect by installing proactive safeguards long before a crisis hits.
Tackle paperwork—power-of-attorney, advance directives, end-of-life care preferences—without legalese or guilt.
Preserve your own health with bite-sized routines for stress relief, sleep, and healthy aging, because exhausted helpers help no one.

Each chapter ends with:

Checklists that turn “someday” tasks into 10-minute action steps.
Real-life snapshots that reveal how other families tackled similar challenges.
Reflection prompts that strengthen the shifting parent-child relationship and keep tough talks compassionate.

Whether you’re caring for an independent 75-year-old who “just needs a ride now and then,” or a loved one deep in dementia who can no longer recognize the calendar, this roadmap meets you where you are. It prepares you for the emotional whiplash of role reversal while giving clear, bite-sized tools to navigate hospital corridors, rehab centers, and complicated insurance calls.

By the final page, you’ll move from reactive to proactive—confident you can support your aging family members through each stage of their journey, manage surprises with grace, and still reserve space for your own dreams. The aging population may be booming, but with the right knowledge, every family can age well, age safely, and age together.

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About the Author

Michael Gardon is the CEO of Rejoin Coaching, where he inspires, supports, and coaches a community of 14,000+ to break their relationship with work in order to design intentional, self-directed lives.

He is an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at Edgewood University, a former derivative trader, a former Fortune 500 Innovation Consultant, and a 3x entrepreneur.

In 2018, Mike decided corporate work wasn't working for him anymore, so he engineered his break by designing the life he wanted first, then methodically building his "side hustle", then scaling it into a million-dollar business that fuels his purpose for coaching others through the same life-changing transformation.

When Mike isn't teaching or inspiring corporate executives, he's on the playing field coaching his 3 young boys in every sport imaginable.
Editor at The Skinny

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