The Caregiver's Tale - Loss and Renewal in Memoirs of Family Life

Acknowledgments ix "Crystallized Love" xi Part 1. Care Situations 1. Introduction: "The Flavor of the Name" 3(9) 2. Cancer: "Cancer's Gift" 12(7) 3. Dementia: "Everything Crumbles" 19(6) 4. HIV/AIDS: "Burden of a Secret" 25(6) 5. Mental Illness/Chemical Dependence: "Companion Demons" 31(10) Part 2. Care Relationships 6. Introduction: "Spun in Love's Loom" 41(7) 7. Child Care: "An Unimagined Life" 48(10) 8. Sibling Care: "She Was My Parents' Child, and So Was I" 58(6) 9. Couple Care: "This Terrible Traffic Regulation" 64(8) 10. Parent Care: "The Consummate Act" 72(13) Part 3. The Memoirs 11. Introduction: "Jointly Human" 85(3) 12. Memoirs in Brief: "Our Inward Journey" 88(51) 13. Epilogue 139(20) Appendix 1: The Memoirs, by Care Relationship and Care Situation 159(10) Notes 169(6) Sources Cited 175(4) Index 179