Family Trilogy: The Gifts, Drama, and Trauma of Caregiving

In this compelling memoir, Lynn Robbins has no idea how her life will change, or for how long, when she moves in to care for her elderly parents. Her father has always been "difficult," a narcissistic force, controlling and abusive. But her mother, who is a sweetheart, kind and loving, is the reason Lynn dares to step in as their caregiver. Both parents are so fragile it seems neither will last a year, let alone a grueling dozen years. The stresses of that seemingly endless time change Lynn, for the better and the worse, while writing heals and reveals emotions that lurk-and sometimes scream-beneath the surface.

Telling the way it really was, Family Trilogy unfolds through a collection of journal entries, stories, and poems written at the time. With this book in hand, adult children and caregivers, as well as writers, will no longer feel alone.