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Why am I writing about this? I’ve been there— and it was a bumpy ride...

A glimpse of some of the book’s stories and insights, each with something to tell us about ourselves.

Ask a question in the tradition of Time magazine's Ask Francine, submit a story, or see what Francine Russo is writing about this week.

Organizations and websites where a family caregiver or siblings can get help.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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They're Your Parents, Too! How Siblings Can Survive Their Parent' Aging Without Driving Each Other Crazy - by Francine Russo   Amazon | Borders | Barnes & Noble
       Random House | Indie Bound

“...a stunning book about one of the most complex but ignored times of human transition... unique in the field of close relationships…"

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Pauline Boss,  Author, Ambiguous Loss (Harvard University Press) 

"...Not to be missed ...More than a how-to book, this groundbreaking work illuminates a difficult stage of life..."

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 Library Journal  

Francine answers questions about her new book.


 

 

 

 


 

If you or your siblings are caring for aging parents, you’re in a tumultuous new life-passage: Caregiving, Medical help, Legal decisions, Death. Your siblings can be there for you like no one else—or they can drive you crazy and make everything harder. How can you make your family work now? THEY’RE YOUR PARENTS, TOO! is the first book to offer siblings a psychological and practical roadmap through this life-changing family transition. Filled with engaging, helpful stories of sisters and brothers with struggles like yours--whether you are the family caregiver or not--it also has research and top clinical expertise from geriatric care managers, family therapists and other experts on caregiving, family psychology, dementia, elder law, end-of-life decisions, and many more issues that can arise during the time of caring for aging parents or in the aftermath.

   

 

"O Brother, Where Art Thou?" Article in the NY Times 'New Old Age' blog

Interviewed by NPR's Leonard Lopate

Article in the Globe and Mail (Canada's largest newspaper): "Caring for Elderly Parents Inflames Old Sibling Rivalries"

CONTEST WINNERS: "My husband had to peel it out of my hands around midnight" Read more

New article in US News & World 9 mistakes adult siblings make when parents are aging

New blog posting for Huffington Post: Who Killed Mom's Cat? A Mystery about Aging Parents

Time Magazine article - Who Takes Care Of Mom?

My first review! "Not to be missed ... groundbreaking..."– Library Journal