{"product_id":"the-caregivers-tale-9780231121590","title":"The Caregiver's Tale","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnn 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Caregiver's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e offers insight and comfort to individuals caring for a loved one and is a valuable resource for all health care professionals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIdentifying 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJamaica Kincaid, Sue Miller, Paul Monette, Kenzaburo Oë, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ann Burack-Weiss","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42980520788086,"sku":"9780231121590","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_26d59fd4-3925-49af-843f-5165f73ab211.jpg?v=1768552845","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/the-caregivers-tale-9780231121590","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}