Caregiving is the activity that centers on attending to the needs of a person who is diagnosed with an illness or disability or of an individual who cannot perform his daily routine due to old age. Although there are many health care facilities that offer caregiving services, most families opt to pick one of their members to become the care attendant to the vulnerable individual. If this is the case, then how can a simple person living his best life handle the sudden shift in his routine with all the considerations and restrictions that he has to manage due to the pandemic and his new responsibility?
To lessen the chance of becoming anxious and afraid of this brand-new duty, here are the best books that can help the newbie caregiver during these difficult times.
One Caregiver’s Journey by Eleanor Gaccetta
This Pinnacle Book Achievement Award-winning book is a memoir written by the author to share her caregiving experiences and inspire those first-time caregivers in performing their responsibilities well. One Caregiver’s Journey is the best book to read when you want to understand the unexpected struggles, reconnected bonds, and strengthened the faith of a family caregiver. Gaccetta’s almost a decade of experience in this activity helped her to become the best version of herself and improved the relationship that she had with her late mother. You will surely get to know some of the complexities, tips, effects, anxieties, and rewards of caregiving that you can learn from and apply in your daily life.
A Bittersweet Season: Caring for Our Aging Parents – and Ourselves by Jane Gross
The reprint edition of Jane Gross’s A Bittersweet Season: Caring for Our Aging Parents – and Ourselves was published in 2012 by Vintage. The book revolves around the life of the reporter Jane Gross that unexpectedly has gone through a big change. Gross is to face and play her new role, which is a caregiver to her old mother. Both she and her brother found it difficult to transfer their mom into an ALF or assisted living facility, handle the infinite expenses, and adjust to the demands on her spirit and time. Furthermore, this is a comprehensible guide for elderly care because it tackles topics like the following: Finding Our Better Selves; The Myth of Assisted Living: The Vestiges of Family Medicine; and more.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family Caregivers: 101 Stories of Love, Sacrifice, and Bonding by Joan Lunden and Amy Newmark
Written by Joan Lunden and Amy Newmark and published by Chicken Soup for the Soul, this book will definitely increase the drive and inspiration in readers to execute their duties thoroughly as a personal caregiver of their ill family member. This anthology of touching stories from individuals who experienced being the caregiver of their family members is full of emotional encouragement and practical guidance. This is the perfect book to read for those who feel alone and solitary in facing their brand-new role in the family, which is to caregiving.
The Caregiver’s Survival Handbook: How to Care for Your Aging Parent Without Losing Yourself by Alexis Abramson
The Caregiver’s Survival Handbook talks about how becoming a caregiver is turns into both a fulfilling and demanding job. Over 40 million young adults are multitasking their responsibility to take care of the elderly as well as living their own life. This book aims to help those caregivers to execute their duties in taking care of their elder beloveds, manage their life without losing themselves, and more. The author tackles the common issues in the job including the following: uniting the family; freeing the guilt; staying away from fights with the elderly loved one; and etc.
Passages in Caregiving: Turning Chaos into Confidence by Gail Sheehy
This New York Times bestselling book is written by Gail Sheehy and was published by William Morrow in 2010. The book centers on aging parents and self-development. Moreover, Passages serves as a vital guidebook on caregiving. The author discusses the aging generation of Baby Boomers in 9 significant steps for efficient and triumphant caregiving for family members. Hence, this helps every family caregiver in handling the mess and turning them into self-esteem boosters during their most vital life stage.
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