{"product_id":"mother-lode-confessions-of-a-reluctant-caregiver","title":"Mother Lode: Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver","description":"“. . . makes you feel as though a kindred soul is speaking to you.” —Readers’ Favorite\n\nAt the age of sixty, Gretchen Staebler promises to spend one year in her childhood home caring for her stubbornly independent ninety-six-year-old mother—sort of a middle-aged gap year. Then her mother will move to assisted living and she will return to her own independent life.\n\nIt doesn’t go as planned.\n\nRather than a retrospective, this mother-daughter story unfolds in real time with gripping honesty, bringing the reader along with the narrator through the struggle, doubts, and complexities of caregiving and daughterhood—and the beacons of light.\n\nPenetrating the fog of her mother’s advancing dementia and myriad health issues with humor, frustration, and compassion—and wine—Staebler slowly comes to accept and respect the mother she got, if not the one she wished for. In the process, she manifests non-negotiable self-care and learns more than she wants to know about aging, cognitive loss, and the healthcare system.\n\nAny reader who is looking for a road map in caring for a family member, has ever had a mother, or is looking aging in the eye will find company on the journey in this candid, multi-award-winning memoir.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1647422833\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1647422833.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Staebler, Gretchen\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43331957588029,"sku":"BVV.1647422833.G","price":8.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1647422833-0.jpg?v=1783568585","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/mother-lode-confessions-of-a-reluctant-caregiver","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}