Will You Be There

No matter how healthy they are right now, eventually your parents will need your help. Aging brings with it a host of physical and mental health issues that slowly rob seniors of their independence. Ultimately, most of us need some form of eldercare.

Sheryl F. Isenhour understands the difficulty of making the transition from child to caregiver-she has been a caregiver to elderly parents, stepparents, aunts, and uncles for decades.

Starting with an overview of the challenges and rewards of caregiving, Isenhour offers insightful, experience-based advice on many of the common issues facing the modern caregiver. With forthright honesty, she addresses such issues as

• how to deal with the danger of accidents;
• how to cope with the challenges of dementia;
• how to help the aging live with diabetes, cancer, and other illnesses;
• how to provide long-distance eldercare;
• how to approach the topic of elderly alcoholism; and
• how to decide when it's time for assisted living or nursing homes.

Caring for elderly relatives exposes you to every emotion you can imagine: pain, sorrow, joy, laughter, worry, and a deeper love than you'd think possible. Your parents cared for you. Now it's your time to return the favor.