The Good Daughter: Secrets, Life Stories, and Healing
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A relationship takes root and lovingly grows as an aging mother reveals secrets of her past and engages in telling her life story. Her daughter revises the myth of her own life as she helps her mother validate 98 years of living. The story begins when the daughter's professional and family life is thrown into disarray by her father's stroke and encroaching dementia and her self-obsessed mother's demands for equal attention. The daughter, who spent her childhood trying to be good enough to win her mother's love, feels compelled to continue to please her mother and adequately care for both parents at Ivy Manor, the poor stepchild of an upscale chain of long-term care centers. The Good Daughter not only describes the lived experience of an only child's decade of caring for her parents but also extracts valuable lessons learned in the world of elder care. The most powerful of these is the process of life review, central to the healing of the relationship between mother and daughter.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0986425303
ISBN13:9780986425301
Release Date:April 2015
Publisher:Amity Bridge Books
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.76 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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