My Mother, Your Mother: What to Expect As Parents Age

"[A] geriatrician's guide to stepping in as escort, caregiver and advocate for your parent's final journey . . . comforting in its compassion and detail." —St. Petersburg Times

Geriatrician Dennis McCullough has spent his life helping families to cope with their parents' aging and eventual final passage, experiences he faced with his own mother. In this comforting and much-needed book, he recommends a new approach, which he terms "Slow Medicine."

Shaped by common sense and kindness, ground...