{"product_id":"5675","title":"Holding it Together","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSurviving Caregiving and Loss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eOne morning eighteen years ago, my husband \u003c\/span\u003ez”l\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e, a professor of psychology and a gifted artist, and I walked through a door that took us into a parallel universe, as strange as Oz or Hogwarts. The entry was quick, almost instantaneous... with just a single \u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003emoment of clarity, an awareness dawned that something was terribly wrong and that our lives would never be the same again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e  \u003cdiv\u003eSo begins \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eHolding it Together\u003c\/span\u003e, a unique blend of memoir and self-help. It depicts the author's struggle to care for her husband, who develops a rare dementia while just in his early sixties.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e  \u003cdiv\u003eIncorporating her own story as well as those of other caregivers and widows, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eHolding it Together\u003c\/span\u003e portrays the physical, psychological, and spiritual challenges of caring for a loved one, the pain of loss, and the realities of widowhood. It is laced with pathos and humor, insights and stories that will make you laugh and cry while giving a deep, inside look into this most difficult challenge.  Above all, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eHolding it Together\u003c\/span\u003e offers practical advice for day-to-day survival and advocacy for your loved one.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e  \u003cdiv\u003eA retired professor of English, Joan Zlotnick's publications include numerous scholarly articles, a non-fiction book on the literature of New York City, a novel, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eGriefwriting\u003c\/span\u003e, and a column in \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eMishpacha Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e on caregiving and grief. She and her daughter-in-law, Grunny Zlotnick, are currently editing an anthology of essays on Ahavas Yisrael.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e By Joan Zlotnick\u003cbr\u003e   ","brand":"Tfutza Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48078757134636,"sku":"LA228DT","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/7191\/3516\/products\/holding-it-together-maayan-judaica.gif?v=1751457461","url":"https:\/\/maayanjudaica.com\/products\/5675","provider":"Maayan Judaica","version":"1.0","type":"link"}