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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.

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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.

   

 

 ABC WORLD NEWS WITH DIANE SAWYER
 THE SIBLING EXPERT on Siblings and Eldercare 

Keynote Speaker, Alzheimer's Program Anniversary Conference, JCC
September 20, 2011 New Orleans, LA  

Keynote Speaker:National Association of Senior Move Managers 
   Austin, TX, January 13-14 2012

"How Families can Prepare for Aging— EMOTIONALLY and FINANCIALLY"
Iowa BANKS TOUR for Heritage and Senior Accounts
 April 16, 2012, Iowa City
 April 17, 2012, Dubuque
 April 18, 2012  Mason City
 April 19, 2012  Spencer

Keynote Speaker: Hudson Valley Home Matters Annual Conference  
  Wallace Center, Hyde Park, NY April 26, 2012 
 
Keynote Speaker:Northern Plains Conference on Aging and Disability (NPCAD)  
  Fargo, ND, September 25, 2012 

NEW YORK TIMES: "Or consult Francine Russo's Book,
They're Your Parents, Too!" "The New Old Age Blog"

WALL STREET JOURNAL
 "When Siblings Step Up"  
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Francine Russo... talks with the Wall Street Journal's Anne Tergesen
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  Interview In The WEEK: Gail Sheehy's 6 Best Books for Caregvers: They're Your Parents, Too! tops her list.
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  JANE BRODY, NEW YORK TIMES: "Francine Russo ['s ]...excellent new book"
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 NEW YORK TIMES
 "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?"
       "Francine Russo has waded fearlessly into this emotional thicket...."
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   US News & World
  9 mistakes adult siblings make when parents are aging
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  US News & World
  "Francine Russo on Caring for Your Aging Parents"
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  Time Magazine  - Who Takes Care Of Mom?

  "Not to be missed...groundbreaking" – Library Journal