Introduction
1.
When I Notice the First Signs
2.
When It All Comes Down to What Matters Most
3.
When They’re Miles and Miles Away
4.
When We Mourn and Embrace the Role Reversal
5.
When My Children Need Me Too
6.
When My Parents Won’t Accept Help
7.
When I’m Tempted to Help Too Much
8.
When My Siblings Disagree on Our Parents’ Care
9.
When My Parents Won’t Have the Hard Conversations
10.
When They Can’t Let Old Hurts Go
11.
When I Can’t Let Old Hurts Go
12.
When All We Can Do Is Laugh
13.
When My Parent Is in Denial
14.
When My Parent’s Strongest Gift Is Stubbornness
15.
When My Parents Make Unwise Decisions
16.
When My Gratitude Gets Lost in Life’s Wrinkles
17.
When I Don’t Know What to Pray
18.
When My Parent’s Mind Is Gone
19.
When I Think I Can’t Make an Impact
20.
When My Parent Loses Who I Am
21.
When They Think Life No Longer Has Meaning
22.
When Their Aging Changes Me
23.
When It’s Just Plain Hard
24.
When I Don’t Know What to Say
25.
When Time Is All They Want from Me
26.
When Guilt Taints Our Relationship
27.
When My Parents’ Needs Cost Me
28.
When I Feel as if the Battle Is Mine Alone
29.
When I Can’t Keep My Promise to My Parents
30.
When I Don’t Recognize or Like Who My Parent Has Become
31.
When I Become the Story-Keeper
32.
When Visiting Deepens My Pain . . . and My Understanding
33.
When No One Understands or Knows How to Help
34.
When My Efforts Seem So Small
35.
When the End Is Too Near
36.
When I’m Already Grieving
37.
When They Die Too Young
38.
When My Skills and Love Are No Longer Enough
39.
When the Moment Comes to Say Good-bye
40.
When I Shift to Life without My Parents
