New Release:

Help!
I’m Raising Mom?

By Maureen Chap

A Word From The Author

About twenty years ago, I had to place my mom in twenty-four-hour, assisted living care. She no longer recognized her surroundings. If she left home, she could not find her way back. She could no longer remember to take her medications properly. She had even forgotten her own children. It was a deeply painful time in my life. Witnessing my mother losing her memories broke my heart. I began to journal through the pain. The blank page was a good place for my fears and frustrations. While I was writing not only did I sense a need to vent my emotions, but I began recognizing how many other people must be going through this same journey, and how painful it must be for them.

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Maureen Chap

Writer, Publisher and Speaker.

What Readers are Saying;

“Help! I’m Raising Mom?” is such a short, quick, easy read, it’s hard to believe how touching and comforting these few words can be. It is the ideal gift for anyone – whether you or a friend – going through the pain, guilt and confusion of caring for a loved one with dementia. The prayers are beautiful and perfectly capture the struggle and joy of Maureen’s journey with her mother. You will read this book again and again.

Rita EmmettAuthor of The Procrastinator’s Handbook

Maureen Chap captures the journey of transformation of her mother from a once independent person to a childlike woman who needs to reside in a twenty-four seven, locked residence. Her journal entries humanize the emotional experience of caring for a parent that many do not talk about because caring for a parent is just something we have to do. You will find these heartwarming, loving, humorous stories are balanced by authentic honesty of feelings of guilt, anxiety, embarrassment, sadness and loss.

Mary E. Grigar, Ph.D.,Licensed Clinical Psychologist,
Assistant Dean of Students/Director of Health and Wellness at Lake Forest College

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