Wow! eBook
You'd Better Not Die or I'll Kill You: A Caregiver's Survival Guide to Keeping You in Good Health and Good Spirits
Author(s): Jane Heller (Author)
- Publisher: Chronicle Books
- Publication Date: October 31, 2012
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 288 pages
- ISBN-10: 145210753X
- ISBN-13: 9781452107530
Book Description
Bestselling writer Jane Heller thought she’d found her dream man—until he turned out to be a “frequent flier,” the term doctors and nurses use to refer to patients who land in the E.R. more often than the average person goes to Starbucks. Here, Jane shares her experiences of looking after her chronically ill husband with Nora Ephron–like wit, and offers practical guidance for handling it all without drowning. With advice on staying healthy while caring for a loved one and learning to communicate with medical staff, plus wisdom from other caregivers and experts, this is a personal and invaluable tool kit that also manages to prompt laughter and inspire. For the more than 65 million caregivers in the US alone, this book couldn’t be more timely or important.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Novelist Heller (The Secret Ingredient) is no stranger to illness; her father had brain cancer, her stepfather had complications from epilepsy, and she married a man with severe Crohn’s disease. So readers might assume, Heller acknowledges, this is a ‘bad news book.’ But it is actually candid, informative, upbeat, and sometimes ribald… a useful book for patients and caregivers alike.”- Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
About the Author
Jane Heller is the author of 13 novels. Jane lives in Santa Barbara, California, with her husband, Michael Forester.
