Grab Happy: The Serendipitous and Surprising Sides of Caregiving and Survival is a practical guide shaped via a memoir-in-essays that explores the harrowing, surreal and often infuriating journey of Caregiving for aging parents while raising young children.
In Grab Happy, she honors her strong and strong-willed mother as she aims to make the prospect of life in a "sandwich generation" a little less daunting for those facing uncertain futures alongside complicated relationships..
She was a constant caregiver for her mother, Gladys Yancey, during the last 10 years of her life.
Elissa Yancey , MS Ed, is a lifelong storyteller with a background as a successful journalist, community builder and educator.
Filled with relatable scenarios featuring oblivious surgeons, gut-wrenching decisions and unenviable role reversals, Grab Happy offers a fresh, honest take on critical topics facing more and more grown-up children around the world.
You\'ll also discover a strong case for changing the way Americans think about dying.
In addition to its stories of combative siblings and elusive car keys, you\'ll find hands-on advice gained through decades\' worth of hard-fought experience.
Grab Happy: The Serendipitous and Surprising Sides of Caregiving and Survival is a practical guide shaped via a memoir-in-essays that explores the harrowing, surreal and often infuriating journey of Caregiving for aging parents while raising young children