I'll be seeing you : a memoir / Elizabeth Berg.
"For as long as Elizabeth can remember, she has watched her father trail after her mother, kissing her multiple times a day and holding her hand. She watched her mother smooth the lines in her father's face and pay attention to his every move, even when she was desperate for some time to herself. When her parents began to age, Elizabeth and her siblings are placed in the difficult position of taking over more and more supportive roles and tasks. They fix their parents' home, negotiate finances, eventually weather the back and forth of will they or won't they move into a nursing facility; finally they do. Berg gracefully takes readers through navigating the emotional and physical challenges of guiding parents through the final stages of life. In this touching and heart-warming memoir, Berg includes raw accounts of disagreements, encouraging stubborn parents, and dealing with her own heartache and loss. Berg confronts both the realities of the situation and the brighter, happy, funny and endearing moments and memories."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593134672
- ISBN: 0593134672
- Physical Description: xiii, 198 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
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Adult children of aging parents > Biography.
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- Biographies.
Autobiographies.
Available copies
- 45 of 47 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
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- 1 current hold with 47 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | BIO BER (Text) | 37810435771489 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Anderson Creek Public Library | B BERG Ber (Text) | 33630005531186 | Adult Biography | Checked out | 08/19/2026 |
| Barco Library | B BERG (Text) | 39488200981522 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | B BERG (Text) | 34208900007021 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Broadway Branch | BIO BERG (Text) | 33262003264442 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | 306.874 BER (Text) | 22281500146157 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Dorothy Wightman Library | BIO BERG ELIZABETH ILL (Text) | 30372101861869 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Eden Library | B Berg (Text) | 31554010683844 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Farmville Public Library | B BER (Text) | 23900000026455 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | B Berg, Elizabeth (Text) | 0112522938023 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
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"For as long as Elizabeth can remember, she has watched her father trail after her mother, kissing her multiple times a day and holding her hand. She watched her mother smooth the lines in her father's face and pay attention to his every move, even when she was desperate for some time to herself. When her parents began to age, Elizabeth and her siblings are placed in the difficult position of taking over more and more supportive roles and tasks. They fix their parents' home, negotiate finances, eventually weather the back and forth of will they or won't they move into a nursing facility; finally they do. Berg gracefully takes readers through navigating the emotional and physical challenges of guiding parents through the final stages of life. In this touching and heart-warming memoir, Berg includes raw accounts of disagreements, encouraging stubborn parents, and dealing with her own heartache and loss. Berg confronts both the realities of the situation and the brighter, happy, funny and endearing moments and memories."--
