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Gifts From the Heart : Meditations on Caring for Aging Parents Paperback – April 1, 1997

by Bonni Goldberg (Author), Geo Kendall (Author)
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Although caring for an elderly mother or father is one of the most difficult challenges a person can face, it can also deepen an adult child's respect for the parent and understanding for the role of caregiver. Gifts from the Heart: Meditations on Caring for Aging Parents is the caregiver's companion, a sympathetic guide to the spiritual aspects of an often demanding and exhausting situation. More than 200 meditations offer reflections on ways to embrace one's own growth while coping with the decline of an aging parent.

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  1. Print length
    224 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    McGraw-Hill
  4. Publication date
    April 1, 1997
  5. Dimensions
    5.25 x 0.75 x 7.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0809231433
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0809231430
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Bonni Goldberg is the author of Room to Write (Tarcher/Putnam), and her essays have appeared in the New York Times and Baltimore Sun, among other newspapers. She lectures and conducts workshops on topics related to creativity and creative writing.

Geo Kendall is the director of the Baltimore Men's Resource Center and has facilitated seminars on personal growth and development for more than 10 years.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGraw-Hill; 1st edition (April 1, 1997)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0809231433
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0809231430
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.75 x 7.25 inches
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Bonni Goldberg

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Bonni Goldberg is an award-winning, best-selling writer, educator, and innovator. Since she was 10 years old and her teacher, Mrs. Thaine introduced her to poems, she hasn't stopped writing. Bonni empowers children and adults to celebrate and make sense of themselves, others, and communities near and far (in time, locale, and imagination).

Through Kidlit (picture books to middle grade) like DONA GRACIA SAVED WORLDS and non-fiction books for adults (advice and inspiration) like THE WRITE BALANCE and ROOM TO WRITE, Bonni supports creativity, courage, pleasure, and resilience while bringing unsung heroes and Jewish joy to light.

A crowd-pleasing presenter, Bonni is available for school visits, bookstore, conference, and library events. Visit her online to learn more, connect, and get useful free resources: http://www.bonnigoldberg.com

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5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely book
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2017
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I purchased this book as a gift for someone solely based on reviews and he said the first page immediately made a difference in his life.
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LJ Freeman, Ecuador
5.0 out of 5 stars Encouraging for Caregivers
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2012
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This is a great book for those caring for their elderly. It is easy to read, each reflection is just a paragraph or two and filled with personal experiences, funny, serious, dramatic, that you will definitely relate to if you take care of older people. I would recommend it as a book of encouragement for those involved in elder care.
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5.0 out of 5 stars more than a gift
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2011
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I used to work in an Alzheimer's Unit and purchased this to give to my new families. It is far more than a book for those dealing with aging parents. Having been through that process we all need a little help and this book provides a lot more than that.
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Joanna Catherine Scott
5.0 out of 5 stars A Book to Heal the Human Spirit
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2001
If you are caring for aged parents, you should run right out and buy this wonderful little book. It deals with that time when our situation with parents is reversed, when the child becomes the caregiver, the supervisor, the shepherd charged with guiding those who brought us in the front door of this life out its back door. This can be a momentous time, when responsibility can hang almost too heavy. But it can also be a time of joy and healing. Goldberg and Kendall have put together a collection of meditations on old age and caregiving that show how to turn the frustrations, exhaustions, and traumas of caring for old parents into a time of spiritual enrichment. Like Goldberg's Room to Write and The Spirit of Pregnancy, Gifts from the Heart is a book to keep beside the bed, a book to be dipped into and savored. It will restore your spirit when you are exhausted by duties and demands, and encourage you to look beyond the day-to-day to the beauties and revelations that can heal divisions between child and parent and bring about a final separation that rises toward transcendence. This is not a how-to book, although it abounds with practical suggestions. Rather, it is a series of parables, simple on the surface, but full of depths and comfort. It is a book to heal the human spirit.
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jasondimen
5.0 out of 5 stars Eye Opening
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2000
This book was a lot more than help for people with sick parents or people who's parents live with them. It shows how to enrich one's relationship to one's parents in their elder years,and how to gain insight into one's own life and aging process through frequent or occassional interaction with one's parents.
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