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Fridays with my folks : stories on ageing, illness and life / Amal Awad.

Fridays with my folks : stories on ageing, illness and life / Amal Awad.
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ISBN 9780143789796
0143789791
Author Awad, Amal (author.)
Title Fridays with my folks : stories on ageing, illness and life / Amal Awad.
Publisher and/or associated date/s North Sydney, NSW : Penguin Random House, 2019.
©2019.
Description 279 pages ; 24 cm.
Contents Prologue -- Stories from fellow travelers -- I'll get by with a little help from... the professionals -- A throne for the crone -- The medicine of life -- Fighting the nursing home fate -- Saying goodbye -- The natural cycles of life -- Retirement living -- On country -- Getting to know my parents.
Summary Amal Awad's life changed when her father was diagnosed with kidney failure. It was a shock to see the impact it had on him, both physically and mentally, and the way the side effects trickled onto those around him. Work had always made him feel whole and retirement was a challenge. On a mission to help her father and support her mother, Amal began spending every Friday with her parents. She saw the gaps in discussion around ageing and sickness. Amal's personal experiences prompted her to explore how Australians are ageing, how sickness affects the afflicted and those around them, and what solutions exist when hope seems lost. So many people are similarly navigating a new reality - weeks dotted with doctor appointments; conversations that deplete and reveal at the same time; reshaped family relationships. Amal speaks with doctors, nurses, an aged care psychologist, specialists, politicians, ageing people living alone and others in a retirement village, to gain insights and to consider solutions. At a time when ageism and health is high on the public's radar, what we're not always talking about is how to deal with the anxiety, depression and overall challenges that come with someone you love facing their mortality and a decline in health. Fridays with My Folks shares heartfelt, honest stories that will help others who are in similar positions. People who are having to reorient themselves when the boat has taken a battering and they have to take a new direction. This book stems from personal experiences, but it expands to a much wider, more universal discussion about life, suffering, coping and hope.
Subjects Awad, Amal
Family & Health
Parent and adult child -- Australia -- Anecdotes
Caregivers -- Australia -- Anecdotes
Care of the sick
Older people -- Care -- Australia
Aging parents -- Care -- Australia
Call number 2019.039
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