An Uncertain Inheritance
Nell Casey
<p>In this eloquent collection of essays&#8212;from the editor of the national bestseller Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression&#8212;contributors reveal their experiences in caring for family through illness and death</p><p>Today, thirty million people look after frail family members in their own homes. This number will increase drastically over the next decade&#8212;as baby boomers tiptoe toward old age; as soldiers return home from war wounded, mentally and physically; as a growing number of Americans find themselves caught between the needs of elderly parents and young children; as medical advances extend lives and health insurance fails to cover them. This compelling book offers both literary solace and guidance to the people who find themselves witness to&#8212;and participants in&#8212;the fading lives of their intimates.</p><p>Some of the country's most accomplished writers offer frank insights and revelations about this complex relationship. Julia Glass describes the...