Be The Noodle is a caregiver's adventure guide, based on the author's life changing journey helping her mother during the last three months of her life. Be The Noodle shows readers how to find superpowers they never knew that had, stay sane, and become compassionate, crazy-good caregivers, one of the most courageous jobs most of us never wanted or have ever been trained to do. The book's 50 inspiring, pragmatic lessons deal with the crazy things that happen during this unpredictable journey, things that no medical, hospice, ...
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Be The Noodle is a caregiver's adventure guide, based on the author's life changing journey helping her mother during the last three months of her life. Be The Noodle shows readers how to find superpowers they never knew that had, stay sane, and become compassionate, crazy-good caregivers, one of the most courageous jobs most of us never wanted or have ever been trained to do. The book's 50 inspiring, pragmatic lessons deal with the crazy things that happen during this unpredictable journey, things that no medical, hospice, or traditional how-to-deal-with-dying books explain. From the gut wrenching, like not being able to call 911 during a crisis once you sign up with hospice and struggling to be kind and helpful when you feel like a sleepless shrew, to the mundane, like dealing with too many banana breads from well wishers and advocating for patient martinis with the oncologist. Reviews "This book is a lifeboat for those caring for anyone in the last stages of life. Its supplies are plentiful and sustaining: wit, tenderness, generosity, searing clarity and above all compassion. By the end of it's pages you will not only know how to navigate the storms of illness, you will have uncovered a profound treasure; in caring for the dying we can become larger that we have ever imagined and return to life knowing, perhaps for the first time, how to live it well." --Maria Sirois, Psy.D Author of Every Day Counts: Lessons in Love, Faith and Resilience from Children Facing Illness --- "I can recall a woman whose body was scarred by her cancer treatment writing a poem about her experience, 'I see myself through my husband's eyes. The eyes of a native who overlooks things that only a tourist would notice.' "Be the Noodle is a book written by a native. It combines and expresses the wisdom of the head and the heart in a way that will help any caregiver no matter what problem they are confronting. "I have experienced all that Lois Kelly writes about on a personal and professional level and her short, easily understood lessons are a gift to us all. She offers us the opportunity to learn from her experience, and not our mistakes, and realize that though we cannot cure or fix everything we can still care for everyone. People don't care about how much you know until they know how much you care." --Bernie Siegel, MD Author of Faith, Hope & Healing and Help Me To Heal "Lois Kelly has captured the ups and down of caring for a loved one with great humor and wisdom. Her insightful ways to be helpful -- all 50 of them -- are well worth knowing and embracing. This book should be in the hands of every caregiver -- and who isn't a caregiver at some point?" --The Rev. Paige Fisher, associate rector for pastoral care, Trinity Church, Boston Copley Square
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