Life with Pop : Lessons on Caring for an Aging Parent

by Spring, Ph. D., Janis Abrahms (Author); Spring, Michael (Author)

• ISBN13: 9781583333952
• ISBN10: 1583333959
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-04
• Publisher: Avery Trade

Summary

With, humor, insight, and love, bestselling author Janis Abrahms Spring offers a tender portrait of a daughter caring for her father through his final years of life.

Author Biography

Janis Abrahms Spring, Ph.D., is a nationally acclaimed expert on issues of trust, intimacy, and forgiveness. She is the bestselling author of After the Affair and How Can I Forgive You? Dr. Spring has a private practice in Connecticut and has served as a clinical supervisor in the Department of Psychology at Yale University.
Michael Spring is the coauthor of After the Affair and How Can I Forgive You?

Table of Contents

Days of Awe, October 3, 2005	p. 1
A Good Woman Dies, October 21, 2000	p. 3
Self-forgiveness	p. 6
The Funeral, October 24, 2000	p. 8
Home Care, December 10, 2000	p. 11
Independent Living, February 8, 2001	p. 13
Summerwood, February 28, 2001	p. 14
The Hardware Store, March 1, 2001	p. 17
Guilt and Sorrow	p. 18
Shall We Dance?, March 18, 2001	p. 19
A Fraternity of Men, April 24, 2001	p. 21
"Last Night, When We Were Young," April 25, 2001	p. 24
Elizabeth Park, May 25, 2001	p. 26
Name-calling, May 30, 2001	p. 27
A Perfect Fit, June 10, 2001	p. 28
The Responsible Child	p. 29
Transitions, July 8 and 15, 2001	p. 32
The Podiatrist, July 16 and 20, 2001	p. 36
Estee, August 9, 2001	p. 38
The Pill Dispenser, September 30, 2001	p. 40
Who Wants to Treat a Medicare Patient?	p. 43
Remembering Mom, October 18, 2001	p. 45
Money Secrets, December 6, 2001	p. 46
The Lost Watch, January 5, 2002	p. 49
Prunes, January 19, 2002	p. 51
Harold, February 22 and 29, 2002	p. 52
To Be of Use, April 8, 2002	p. 54
Why I Visit Dad, May 30, 2002	p. 56
Generations	p. 57
People Skills, June 19, 2002	p. 59
Sophie, July 8, 2002	p. 61
Choices, September 10, 2002	p. 63
The Driving Test, October 18-19, 2002	p. 64
An Apple for Ruth, December 8, 2002	p. 66
The Dream, February 18-21, 2003	p. 69
Locked in the Car, April 30, 2003	p. 73
Too Tired to Bother, June 15, 2003	p. 74
A Great Bagel, July 25, 2003	p. 75
An Act of Kindness, September 1, 2003	p. 77
The Pee Bottle, October 20-24, 2003	p. 80
A Good Poop, November 12, 2003	p. 82
It's My Turn, February 3, 2004	p. 83
Ingratitude	p. 84
Valentine's Day, February 14, 2004	p. 87
Baby Steps, March 15, 2004	p. 88
A Nice Fruit Salad, April 28, 2004	p. 90
Engagement Party, May 7, 2004	p. 91
Muriel, May 14, 2004	p. 93
A Trip to Goodspeed, May 16, 2004	p. 95
Shavuot, May 24, 2004	p. 96
Private Parts, May 24, 2004	p. 98
The Gift, May 26, 2004	p. 100
Five More Years, June 4, 2004	p. 101
Robin	p. 102
The Emergency Room, June 21, 2004	p. 104
The Lesson, July 20, 2004	p. 106
The Walker, August 10, 2004	p. 107
Early Alzheimer's, September 5-6, 2004	p. 109
More Secrets, September 25, 2004	p. 111
Car Talk, October 30, 2004	p. 113
Dial-a-Ride, December 1 and 4, 2004	p. 115
The Birthday Party, December 18, 2004	p. 118
Forgiveness, December 20, 2004	p. 121
Forgiveness Redux	p. 123
Who Are You?, January 12, 2005	p. 124
A Taste of Mortality, January 17, 2005	p. 126
Time Flies, January 18, 2005	p. 127
Life and Death, January 19, 2005	p. 129
A Day in the Madhouse, January 26, 2005	p. 130
Glue Pudding, February 13, 2005	p. 133
The Empty Chair, March 13-15, 2005	p. 134
Like an Animal, April 3-4, 2005	p. 136
Elder Abuse	p. 139
A Day in the Park, April 15, 2005	p. 142
Human Touch, April 30, 2005	p. 143
Replacing Mom, May 1, 2005	p. 147
A Sense of Humor, May 7, 2005	p. 149
Karma, May 24, 2005	p. 150
OCD, June 3, 2005	p. 153
The Fight, June 11, 2005	p. 156
Short-term Memory Loss, July 16, 2005	p. 158
The Caretaker, July 27, 2005	p. 159
Rome, Shmome, August 1, 2005	p. 162
Compassion Fatigue, August 11, 2005	p. 164
Meryl	p. 166
Diaper Dependence, August 20, 2005	p. 168
The Language of Love, August 26, 2005	p. 169
Silence Is Golden, September 7, 2005	p. 169
Tillie, September 8, 2005	p. 172
Another Day, Another Crisis, September 23-24, 2005	p. 174
The J-tube, September 25, 2005	p. 177
Pop, the Book, September 26, 2005	p. 179
Terry Schiavo, September 26, 2005	p. 180
Sibling Rivalry, September 27, 2005	p. 182
More Sibling Rivalry	p. 183
DNR, September 27, 2005	p. 188
Human Errors, September 27-28, 2005	p. 189
Unspoken Words, September 28, 2005	p. 190
The D Word, September 29, 2005	p. 191
Indecision, September 30, 2005	p. 194
Joan	p. 196
The Shame of Money, October 1, 2005	p. 201
The Consultation, October 3, 2005	p. 202
Hospice, October 5, 2005	p. 207
A Visit from Sister Sue, October 6, 2005	p. 209
Regret	p. 211
A Good Man Dies, October 7, 2005	p. 213
On Growing Old, October 16, 2005	p. 214
Days of Awe, October 3, 2005	p. 219
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