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My Mother's Hip: Lessons from the World of Eldercare

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As the population ages hip fractures are becoming more prevalent. This is a must read for anyone caring for a loved one who's suffered a hip fracture.

As an orthopedic surgeon I'm recommending this book to my patients.

I stumbled across this book in my local library, while searching for sources of information and guidance as I entered the caregiving relationship with my mother. While our circumstances are somewhat different than the author's, I found this book to be a helpful balance of personal narrative and issue identification and clarification. The scholarly background brings some heft to this very tender story. I bought two copies, one for my brother and one for my caregiver's support group.

Luise writes from her heart and that's why this story is so compelling. Luise chronicles her experience caring for her elderly parents. She alternates with factual chapters about nursing homes, medical care for the elderly and other elder care information.

I spent a few years caring for my elderly father so this book really resonated for me. Her honest depiction of the emotional, physical and financial impacts of caring for elderly parents brought me to tears at times. Sibling dynamics add to the stress and Luise talks about these without judgment.

At first, I wasn't sure that I liked the factual chapters mixed in with the story, but in the end, it really added to the book.

This book is important reading for anyone caring for elderly relatives. We can learn from Luise's experience and also know what to expect with our own relatives. It helps to know there are other people who have gone through the same thing.