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Five Pennies Past 7

A Daughter's Rough Journey Through Her Mother's Alzheimer's

by Regina W. Daly

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When 81-year-old Charlotte is diagnosed with probable Alzheimer’s Disease, she rejects both her diagnosis and the help of her three daughters. The author and one sister live in upstate New York, the third sister, in West Virginia, and their mother, in central Florida. They have but seventy-two hours to get things in place before an Administrative Law Judge will decide on a placement he thinks best for their mother. The daughters renounce the possibility that she could become a ward of the state of Florida, and insist they can provide her the care she needs in New York. But it's not so simple. There is no Durable Power of Attorney and won't be one if Charlotte has anything to do with it. With tough love two of the sisters embark on two overwhelming challenges: reasoning with their strong-willed mother, and selecting alternative living arrangements for her. Along the way, they confront guilt, fear, and family conflict while maneuvering through the social, medical, and legal establishment, finally kidnapping their mother to bring her to New York. Five Pennies past 7—a response to the question, "What time is it, Mom?"—is the poignant memoir of the author, who walks the reader through the process of caretaking a difficult yet desperately vulnerable parent. Readers will find in this book not only a suspenseful story, but will also learn the difference between a good Power of Attorney and a poor one, ways to assess assisted living residences, and what to expect at a guardianship hearing.

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Paperback
Format: 6 x 9 Black & White Paperback, 207 pages
Publisher: Outskirts Press (Dec 25, 2024)
ISBN10: 1977217915
ISBN13: 9781977217912
Genre: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women

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Regina W. DalyRegina W. Daly is the author of The Shackleton Letters/Behind the Scenes of the Nimrod Expedition, and Reports to the Homefront, four books commemorating the sesquicentennial commemoration of Civil War journalism in Greene County, N.Y. She has also had published various articles in local and national outlets. She holds a B.S. from Fordham University and an M.S. from Russell Sage College. Most of her career was spent at the New York State Department of State, where she participated in writing and monitoring Federal grants. Ms. Daly lives in the beautiful Hudson River valley where she enjoys her retirement by volunteering in community organizations, and living with Lily, her Yorkshire Terrier.
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