Description
Discover 'We Need to Talk About Mum & Dad', the essential guide for anyone navigating the complexities of caring for ageing parents. Authored by the talented comedian and writer Jean Kittson, this insightful resource combines warmth and humor with expert advice. This trade paperback, published in 2020 by Pan Macmillan Australia, addresses the challenges you face as a caregiver while ensuring your loved ones maintain their independence and dignity.
Supporting ageing parents requires knowledge and compassion. This book offers indispensable information on protecting their health and wellbeing, navigating legal mazes, and making major living arrangements—whether it’s staying at home, transitioning to a retirement village, or finding an appropriate aged care facility. Jean Kittson's real-life experiences paired with Patrick Cook's delightful cartoons create a relatable and engaging read that covers:
- Strategies to manage the bureaucratic chaos of eldercare.
- Key insights on securing the right health services and emergency support for your parents.
- Practical steps to help them relocate with respect, whether that involves a granny flat or a nursing home.
With a focus on maintaining sanity, dignity, and love, this book is a must-read for anyone supporting their parents in later life. Free shipping is available for this item, and deliveries may take up to 6 weeks. Once you order, this item cannot be cancelled. Embrace this journey with a smile and the wisdom of 'We Need to Talk About Mum & Dad'. You're not alone on this path!
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781743538890
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2020
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia
Description:
Everything you need to know about supporting ageing parents, from author and comedian Jean Kittson.
This warm and witty practical guide is a one-stop shop for information on how to support your ageing loved ones: how to protect their health and wellbeing, keep them safe and secure, and enable them to be self-determining and independent for as long as possible.
Full of expert advice and first-hand experience, this is your go-to resource to help you:
* Navigate the bureaucratic maze while remaining sane
* Understand what is needed for your elder's health and wellbeing and how to get it, especially in a medical emergency
* Survive the avalanche of legal papers and official forms
* Choose the best place for them to live - home, retirement village, residential aged care, or granny and grandpa flat - and help your elders relocate with love and respect.
Compelled to discuss some of life's most confronting questions, Jean shares heartfelt stories and clear facts alongside wonderful cartoons from much-loved Australian cartoonist, Patrick Cook.
Following on from her 2014 bestseller, You're Still Hot to Me, a treatise on menopause, We Need to Talk About Mum and Dad is a guide to what happens when we become parents of our parents.
Supporting ageing parents requires knowledge and compassion. This book offers indispensable information on protecting their health and wellbeing, navigating legal mazes, and making major living arrangements—whether it’s staying at home, transitioning to a retirement village, or finding an appropriate aged care facility. Jean Kittson's real-life experiences paired with Patrick Cook's delightful cartoons create a relatable and engaging read that covers:
- Strategies to manage the bureaucratic chaos of eldercare.
- Key insights on securing the right health services and emergency support for your parents.
- Practical steps to help them relocate with respect, whether that involves a granny flat or a nursing home.
With a focus on maintaining sanity, dignity, and love, this book is a must-read for anyone supporting their parents in later life. Free shipping is available for this item, and deliveries may take up to 6 weeks. Once you order, this item cannot be cancelled. Embrace this journey with a smile and the wisdom of 'We Need to Talk About Mum & Dad'. You're not alone on this path!
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781743538890
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2020
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia
Description:
Everything you need to know about supporting ageing parents, from author and comedian Jean Kittson.
This warm and witty practical guide is a one-stop shop for information on how to support your ageing loved ones: how to protect their health and wellbeing, keep them safe and secure, and enable them to be self-determining and independent for as long as possible.
Full of expert advice and first-hand experience, this is your go-to resource to help you:
* Navigate the bureaucratic maze while remaining sane
* Understand what is needed for your elder's health and wellbeing and how to get it, especially in a medical emergency
* Survive the avalanche of legal papers and official forms
* Choose the best place for them to live - home, retirement village, residential aged care, or granny and grandpa flat - and help your elders relocate with love and respect.
Compelled to discuss some of life's most confronting questions, Jean shares heartfelt stories and clear facts alongside wonderful cartoons from much-loved Australian cartoonist, Patrick Cook.
Following on from her 2014 bestseller, You're Still Hot to Me, a treatise on menopause, We Need to Talk About Mum and Dad is a guide to what happens when we become parents of our parents.