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When the Time Comes

by Paula Span

What will you do when you get the call that a loved one has had a heart attack or a stroke?  Or when you realize that a family member is too frail to live alone, but too healthy for a nursing home?

Journalist Paula Span shares the resonant narratives of several families who faced these questions.  Each family contemplates the alternatives in elder care (from assisted living to multigenerational living to home care, nursing care, and at the end, hospice care) and chooses the right path for its needs.  Span writes about the families’ emotional challenges, their practical discoveries, and the good news that some of them find a situation that has worked for them and their loved ones.  And many find joy in the duty of caring for an older loved one.

There are 45 million Americans caring for family members currently, and as the    77 million boomers continue to age, this number will only go up.  Paula Span’s stories are revealing and informative.  They give a sense of all the emotional and practical factors that go into the major decisions about caregiving, so that readers will be better able to figure out what to do when the time comes for them and their loved ones.

Filed under: The Springboard List

Check out this great article by Paula Span about the unexpected joys of taking care of elderly parents! It was featured in The Washington Post last week.

Filed under: Boomers

Paula Span, author of WHEN THE TIME COMES (in stores this June!)

When she’s not writing, Paula Span, one of our own Springboard authors, teaches classes at Columbia University. She teaches such classes as “Techniques of Feature Writing,” and serves as an advisor to students working on their master’s projects. We are delighted to announce that this past week Paula was named Teacher of the Year by the Class of 2009. This award is quite an honor, and was presented to her by The Society of Professional Journalists at Columbia.

Congratulations Paula!

Read more about the award on the Columbia University website!

Filed under: Books • Media

In yesterday’s New York Times, upcoming Springboard author Paula Span, ponders the Red Hat Society in a funny way.

I know many boomers are probably already Red Hat ladies, but it’s worth asking the question. When you get old will you where purple and red? Or will you be like Paula and opt for black? Or do you have different plans all together?

Filed under: Boomers