Counting On Kindness
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (668 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0029195160 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Excellent and inspiring work. This work would be helpful even for those who are not dealing with the approaching disability and death of a beloved parent. It reminds me that we should allow the person who is suffering to do all that he can do. Playfulness is important for all of us.. "Psychology as Literature" according to valerie trueblood. If you are a reader who is old or sick, or you take care or someone who is, and you can't find the book you need to keep you going, try to get your hands on this original and beautiful work. It may be shelved with "Psychology" or "Aging," but it is a book of stories, filled with the music of many voices recal. Counting on Kindness If you are caring for an elderly parent, or have siblings who are, this book will really help you see what it is like from the parent's perspective. Your heart will open up to your parent when you realize how much harder it is to be dependent on your children as caregivers than to be the busy adult trying to
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. . She notes, "The longer an illness or incapacity lasts, the harder it becomes for us to maintain faith in our helper's good will," adding, "most people resist dependence and struggle to maintain a secure sense of identity by asking for as little as they can." Although the author's observations, as well as those from such diverse sources as Proust biographer George Painter and Arthur Kleinman, author of The Illness Narrative , comprise much of the text, these references interrupt the real story, which is related by patients themselves. From Publishers Weekly Seattle mental health counselor Lustbader here compells attention to and sympathy for those who must rely on caregivers for their needs. From incapacitated men and women we learn of the humiliations caused by the loss of autonomy, of the frustrations at not being able to manage on one's own. Accounts fro
Addresses emotional aspects, including self-esteem and identity, the transition from active life, regret, and meaninglessness.