"This book should be required reading in healthcare education of nurses, doctors or any healthcare provider although it is not a textbook." —Nurse practitioner, Karen N.
Make Time to Grab Happy
Both a practical guide and a memoir-in-essays, Grab Happy explores the harrowing, surreal and often infuriating journey of caregiving for aging parents while working, raising young children and living through the end of a marriage.
In addition to its stories of combative siblings and elusive car keys, you'll find hands-on advice gained through decades' worth of hard-fought experience.
You'll also discover a strong case for changing the way Americans think about dying.
Filled with relatable scenarios featuring oblivious surgeons, gut-wrenching decisions and unenviable role reversals, Grab Happy offers a fresh, honest take on critical topics facing more and more grown-up children around the world, especially more than a year into a pandemic.
Elissa Yancey, MS Ed, is a lifelong storyteller with a background as a successful journalist, community builder and educator. She was a constant caregiver for her mother, Gladys Yancey, during the last 10 years of her life. In Grab Happy, she honors her strong and strong-willed mother as she aims to make the prospect of life in a "sandwich generation" a little less daunting for those facing uncertain futures alongside complicated relationships.
Read the book, then get started on making your own plans for all stages of life! Start with Green Box Solutions, a Black woman-led nonprofit startup that focuses on providing education, resources and helpful information to those who have questions about eldercare, retirement preparation and aging.