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Foreword |  | xi |
Author's Preface |  | xiii |
1 |  | It's Pretty Bad |  | 1 |
2 |  | From Now On |  | 9 |
3 |  | The Long and Winding Road |  | 27 |
4 |  | No Turning Back |  | 41 |
5 |  | Reweaving Old Threads |
 | 53 |
6 |  | No Glory |  | 65 |
7 |  | Total Care |  | 81 |
8 |  | Missed Opportunities and Moments Seized |  | 97 |
9 |  | To Eat or Not to Eat |  | 107 |
10 |  | Finding Our Way |  | 117 |
11 |  | Just Call Me Sisyphus |  | 129 |
12 |  | There IS Somebody Home |  | 143 |
13 |  | On a Wing and a Prayer |  | 157 |
14 |  | Fractured Care |  | 169 |
15 |  | Slipping Away |  | 183 |
16 |  | The Full Moon Sets |  | 195 |
17 |  | Pushing, Pulling, and Just Standing Still |  | 209 |
18 |  | Hope Rising |  | 219 |
Appendix A: Selecting a Nursing Home
for Your Loved One |  | 237 |
Appendix B: Working with a Family Council |  | 240 |
Bibliography |  | 242 |
Resources |  | 245 |
Index |  | 247 |