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Kendal Outreach was pleased to sponsor Dr. Dennis McCullough, geriatrician and author of the acclaimed My Mother, Your Mother: Embracing "Slow Medicine," The Compassionate Approach to Caring for Your Aging Loved Ones at the AAHSA 2008 annual meeting. The subject of a feature in The New York Times in May of 2008, Dr. McCullough spoke about slow medicine, an empathic and pragmatic philosophy for caring for patients over the age of 80.

In My Mother Your Mother: Embracing "Slow Medicine", the Compasionate Approach to Caring for Your Aging Loved Ones (HarperCollins Publishers, February 2008), respected geriatrician Dennis McCullough maps out an empathic and pragmatic philosophy for treating individuals over the age of 80. Calling on his soothing bedside manner and his 30-plus years as a medical insider, Dr. McCullough helps navigate this difficult passage with wisdom and understanging. MY MOTHER, YOUR MOTHER is filled with practical advice, and Dr. McCullough discusses many important concepts including:

• The eight stations of Late Life and what to expect from each stage

• How to assess an elderly parent’s condition accurately and realistically

• Why it is essential for caregivers to have their own support team

• How to handle the ins and outs of the medical bureaucracy

• Why the process of dying can actually bring elders and their families closer

Written with warmth, sensitivity and insight, MY MOTHER, YOUR MOTHER walks readers through each step of this profound final journey while illuminating its challenges, hardships and blessings.

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