{"product_id":"winter-stars-an-elderly-mother-an-aging-son-and-lifes-final-journey-hardcover","title":"Winter Stars: An elderly mother, an aging son, and life's final journey - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDave Iverson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eWinter Stars \u003c\/em\u003eis a gift - a modern classic of frontier literature documenting the uncertain journey into the country of caregiving.\" -Michael J. Fox.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDave Iverson was a busy broadcast journalist recently diagnosed with Parkinson's disease when he decided to do something he'd never quite imagined: He moved in to take care of his 95-year-old mom. \u003cem\u003eWinter Stars\u003c\/em\u003e is the moving story of their ten-year caregiving journey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The resulting memoir is a love story you won't soon forget,\" writes Elizabeth Farnsworth, former chief correspondent for \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ePBS NewsHour\u003c\/em\u003e and author of \u003cem\u003eA Train Through Time.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the end of this decade, 74 million Americans will be over the age of 65, including every member of the Baby Boom generation. The pandemic prompted more Americans to consider caring for their parents at home, but as Iverson learned, the gritty, life-changing reality caregiving delivers requires more than good intentions. He didn't know that his mom's dementia would pose more challenges than his Parkinson's. He didn't know he'd be capable of getting so angry. He didn't know that becoming a caregiver means experiencing love and loss, anger and insight--usually when exhausted and often on the same day. And he didn't know that moving in with his mom would challenge and change him more than any other life experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A deeply moving memoir, \u003cem\u003eWinter Stars \u003c\/em\u003eis still more than that -- it is a guide to finding the help we all need, in one way or another, as life poses new and different challenges,\" praises Ron Elving, Senior Editor and Correspondent, NPR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the vast number of families who are confronting -- or will soon confront -- the journey of eldercare, \u003cem\u003eWinter Stars\u003c\/em\u003e offers an intimate, unvarnished portrait of the challenges, choices, and life lessons that lie ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Honest, comforting, and true, \u003cem\u003eWinter Stars \u003c\/em\u003eis a testament to the power of family love,\" says Ann Packer, best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Dive from Clausen's Pier \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eSongs Without Words\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll royalties from the sale of \u003cem\u003eWinter Stars\u003c\/em\u003e go to support: The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research; Dance for PD; and Avenidas, a San Francisco Bay Area organization providing caregiver support.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Iverson\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, documentary film producer\/director, and retired broadcast journalist. During his career, he produced and reported more than 20 documentary specials for PBS, including the Frontline film, \u003ci\u003eMy Father, My Brother and Me, \u003c\/i\u003e which explored his family's battle with Parkinson's disease, and the national Emmy award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Thirty Second Candidate\u003c\/i\u003e. Iverson was a radio and television host for 35 years, first at Wisconsin Public Broadcasting and then at San Francisco's NPR affiliate KQED. He's also served as a special correspondent for the PBS \u003ci\u003eNewsHour\u003c\/i\u003e. He's currently a contributing editor at the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, where he was a founding member of the foundation's Patient Council. \u003ci\u003eWinter Stars\u003c\/i\u003e is Iverson's first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 236\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44407366418483,"sku":"9781611534634","price":90.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/2191\/6467\/files\/U3JIUVlVNXcrTFZ2bmRxdUh6RW4vZz09.webp?v=1780614360","url":"https:\/\/thereadinghousebookcompany.com\/products\/winter-stars-an-elderly-mother-an-aging-son-and-lifes-final-journey-hardcover","provider":"The Reading House Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}