The Fifth Season: A Daughter-In-Law's Memoir of Caregiving

by Lisa Ohlen Harris

Lisa Ohlen Harris shared a household with her mother-in-law, Jeanne, for seven years. When Jeanne's health deteriorated due to COPD, Harris became one of 65 million American family caregivers. The two women grew so intertwined that Harris began to feel she herself was the one fading away. Harris helped Jeanne file an advance directive specifying that no extraordinary measures were to be taken to preserve life. As they navigated the healthcare system...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896728234
• ISBN13: 9780896728233
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 8.3"