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Author Burack-Weiss, Ann.

Title The caregiver's tale : loss and renewal in memoirs of family life / Ann Burack-Weiss.

Publication Info. New York : Columbia University Press, [2006]
©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 189 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-177) and index.
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Summary Annotation Ann Burack-Weiss explores a rich variety of published memoirs by authors who cared for ill or disabled family members. Contrary to the common belief that caregiving is nothing more than a stressful situation to be endured, memoirs describe a life transforming experience-self-discovery, a reordering of one's priorities, and a changed view of the world. The Caregiver's Tale offers insight and comfort to individuals caring for a loved one and is a valuable resource for all health care professionals. Identifying common themes, Burack-Weiss describes how the illness career and social meaning of cancer, dementia, HIV/AIDS, mental illness, and chemical dependence affect the caregiving experience. She applies the same method to an examination of family roles: parents caring for ailing children, couples and siblings caring for one another, and adult children caring for aging parents. Jamaica Kincaid, Sue Miller, Paul Monette, Kenzaburo O︠, and Philip Roth are among the many authors who share their caregiving stories. Burack-Weiss provides an annotated bibliography of the more than one hundred memoirs and an accompanying chart to help readers locate those of greatest interest to them.
Subject Caregivers -- Case studies.
Chronically ill -- Family relationships -- Case studies.
Chronically ill -- Home care -- Case studies.
Caregivers -- psychology.
Home Nursing -- psychology.
Family Relations.
Caregivers.
Chronically ill -- Home care.
Chronically ill -- Family relationships.
MEDICAL -- Caregiving.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Social Work.
Caregivers. (OCoLC)fst00847331
Chronically ill -- Family relationships. (OCoLC)fst00860155
Chronically ill -- Home care. (OCoLC)fst00860156
Genre/Form Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
Other Form: Print version: Burack-Weiss, Ann. Caregiver's tale. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2006 (DLC) 2005053776
ISBN 0231510772 (electronic bk.)
9780231510776 (electronic bk.)
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