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The Selfish Pig's Guide to Caring - Hugh Marriott

Description: ISBN 0751537098 / Genre: Health / Medical

Newest Review: ... that the book is not politically correct, not a medical textbook, not a guide to benefits and grants, will not turn you into ... more

... an angel of mercy and isn’t an how to care manual – although it does actually advise on all these things to some extent later in the book. It explains that the author is an ordinary man with no medical qualifications and that he ahs written the book because his own life was turned upside down when his wife was diagnosed with Huntington’s disease. He then spent the remainder of her life caring for her although he did go through times of great resentment and frustration. He chose to write the book to help others in t...more

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The Selfish Pig's Guide to Caring - Hugh Marriott: I thought I was evil! (2434 words)
by - written on 10/12/04 (Very useful, 399 readings)
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As a lot of you know I am currently a full time carer to my father who has Alzheimer’s disease and my mother who has almost no short term memory. I took on this role in mid 2002 when we all moved here to Llandudno to live in the same house. Now this is not a life that I would have chosen for myself. I have only been with Dave, my current and final partner, for about 6 years now and we get married next year. I would like to be able to plan a honeymoon, come to that to plan the wedding as we would really like it, and spend some quality time with Dave on a regular basis. So I have decided that, since I feel like this I must be the most selfish person ... Read the complete review