Primary Education Topic:
Caregiving
Other Education Topics:
Aging in Community
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Many caregiving memoirs follow a familiar pattern. George Hodgman’s memoir about his mother, Bettyville, does not follow a template.
Review by Carol Levine
Bettyville
By George Hodgman
Viking, $27.94, 288 pages
ISBN 9780525427209
Many caregiving memoirs follow a familiar pattern: a parent becomes increasingly frail and forgetful; dementia is diagnosed, conflicts within family or with doctors complicate care, end-of-life decisions must be made. The author mourns but feels enriched by the experience.