7 From Bad to Worse

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Prologue xiii
5. The Precarious Situation of the 1950s Woman 1
6. Athlete to Cane 9
7. The Reluctant Long-Distance Caregiver 17
8. Coping with Blindness 29
9. From Crisis to Crisis 41
10. The Bottom Falls Out 59
11. From Bad to Worse 73
12. Through the Looking Glass 87
13. A Place in Pennsylvania 95
14. Navigating Our Way Home 103
15. Reports of Her Death Are Greatly Exaggerated 117
16. A Good Enough Place 125
17. A Nursing Home Daughter 139
18. Peeling the Onion 149
19. Conclusion 167
20. Notes 175
21. Bibliography 197