Mother Lode

by Gretchen Staebler

  • She Writes Press
  • 2022
  • ISBN: 978-1647422837
  • 384 pages
  • WorldCat
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About the Book

Penetrating the fog of her mother’s advancing dementia, hypochondria, and blindness with humor, frustration, and compassion—and wine—the author slowly comes to accept and respect the mother she got, if not the one she wished for. In the process, she becomes a self-taught authority on aging, dementia, the healthcare system, and self-care. But how long will healing between mother and daughter take—and how long do they have? ebook icon Audio book icon
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About the Author

Gretchen Staebler is a wandering adventurer who left decades of grown-up life on the East Coast at age sixty to return to the mountains, beaches, and rain of her soul’s home in the Pacific Northwest. She blogs about her adventures from coffee shops, her father’s desk, national park lodges, her tent—wherever she feels cozy. She writes to learn who she is in the world and within herself and shares it with readers who may find themselves in places they never expected to be.

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