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Multiple Sclerosis, an Enigma    by Terry Crawford Palardy
Price: $4.95 USD. 40150 words. Published on April 16, 2012. .

The true story of a middle-aged woman being unexpectedly diagnosed with a young person's disease: multiple sclerosis. The journey to diagnosis and the reality of the treatment brought a premature end to her career as a public school teacher. Making decisions about disease modifying drugs and their side effect/benefit ratio; receiving the support of a loving spouse; questioning the diagnosis.
Surviving in the Sandwich Generation    by Donna Smith
Price: $9.99 USD. 9190 words. Published on June 24, 2012. .

If you are in the Sandwich Generation, you are the one who is smack dab in the middle of raising/helping/caregiving at least 2 other generations, usually family members. The Sandwich "Generationers" are the unsung heros and heroines in life. This book gives you practical advice on how to cope.
The House Sitters How-to Handbook    by Rick & Colleen Ray
Price: $15.99 USD. 21370 words. Published on August 23, 2012. .

Travel the world affordably by house sitting. Full-time sitters Rick and Colleen Ray’s guide to creating impressive profiles and references, finding the best house sits internationally, successfully interviewing with a homeowner, and house sitting like a professional gives you the competitive edge. Web resources, checklists and tips for living on the road. Live your travel dreams house sitting!
My Wife Has Alzheimer's    by J. Wesley Sullivan
Price: Free! 36440 words. Published by Mary E. Lowd  on August 26, 2012. .

The personal journey of J. Wesley Sullivan as he became the caretaker for his wife, Elsie. After fifty years of marriage, Elsie slowly succumbed to Alzheimer's, and Wes -- a newspaperman -- wrote journals to help himself deal with the growing pressures of her condition. He combined those journals into this book, hoping it could help others facing a similarly devastating situation.
Grenfell Mission and People, Ice break-up, Mail boat, Mail plane, Medley of Photographs and Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) Air Transfers in Nain – Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1965-66    by Llewelyn Pritchard
Price: $6.95 USD. 990 words. Published on January 19, 2013. .

A unique photo album of 116 historical photographs (with original captions) about Grenfell Mission and People, Ice break-up, Mail boat, Mail plane, Medley of Photographs and Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) Air Transfers in Nain – Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1965-66.
Long Days, Last Days . . . a down-to-earth guide for those at the bedside    by Hillel Schwartz
Price: $6.99 USD. 98410 words. Published on March 11, 2013. .

Called to the side of someone critically or chronically ill, what can you do, what will you say? With short alphabetical entries on 200 topics (Checklists, Mutual Peril, Sex, Waiting), LDLD advises on emergency and perplexity, noise and loss. Treating the full ecology of the bedside--its calendar and ethics, its terrain and emotional climate--LDLD empowers all caregivers in days tedious or trying.