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When The Time Comes

Caregivers-in-Waiting: Boomers Struggle to Map Out Plans for Aging Parents - Interview with Paula Span, author of When the Time Comes

Five families helped Paula Span illuminate the modern struggles of caring for aging parents in her new book."

by: Robin Gerber, from: AARP Bulletin, June 25, 2009

Imagine inviting a seasoned journalist into your home to witness some of your most intimate and vulnerable moments—say, resettling your parents into a different home, likely the last one they’ll know. That’s exactly what five families did to help Paula Span illuminate the modern struggles of caring for aging parents in her new book, When the Time Comes. … Back to Article

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