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The Cleveland Plain Dealer
by Pam Lilley
If you've found yourself unloading the last of your son's boxes into his dormitory only to turn around and fill his vacant room at home with your father's belongings, you are part of "the sandwich generation."
This group comprises adults, mostly women, who are caught between the needs of their children and their aging relatives. And for some, it leaves little, if any, time to meet one's own needs.
In "The Caregiver's Survival Handbook," Abramson offers comfort and strategies to those facing this challenge.
She provides concise information about the degenerative effects associated with aging and ways for caregivers to cope with the stress and lack of appreciation. But the book's strength lies in the awareness of products and strategies that can be used to keep seniors as independent as possible, and how to incorporate the use of paid workers, if possible, and friends and relatives, taking some of the pressure off you.
Abramson's knowledge on senior issues and resources is vast. She writes with genuine compassion both for the "sandwich generation" and those they care for.
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