Caring for your Parents: the Complete AARP guide

My family is over 1000 miles away from my parents, so when my father had a heartache and a double bypass closely followed by my mother's diagnosis of ovarian cancer I felt that I needed to find out more information about how to help them out.There are a lot of books out there on caring for your parents but I was looking for a guidebook type, or an instruction book.I chose this based on AARPs reputation and was not disappointed.I was starting from nothing - I didn't know which way to turn or what to ask.This book has been wonderful.It is laid out almost like a text book, with different chapters covering different events and offering options.They discuss simple things that I didn't think of, like having my parents sign the release at the doctor's office so I can discuss their health questions with their physicians.I particularly liked the section on long distance assistance.As my parents have recovered my husband's mother's health has declined and hospice has been called in.Once again I referred to this book and found the section on hospice, although small, invaluable.I highly recommend this book.It won't answer all your questions as a caregiver but it will give you information to get you in the right direction and help you figure out what questions you need to ask.