Documents the slow progress of change for many African Americans in the South, explores the still little-known experiences of Black household workers in the suburban North, and reconstructs the textured lives that Mable Jones and the many women like her nevertheless carved out in a system that was and continues to be stacked against them.
Focusing on the evolution of hospice care, the book explores the changing dynamics between doctors and patients as individuals increasingly assert their rights to be informed and involved in their treatment choices. Emily K. Abel, an award-winning medical historian, delves into significant issues surrounding this shift, highlighting the growing empowerment of patients in the face of medical authority. Through her insights, she sheds light on the broader implications for healthcare and the importance of patient advocacy.
Offers the first history of fatigue, one that is scrupulously researched but also informed by Emily Abel's own experiences as a cancer survivor. With her engaging and informative style, Abel gives us a synthetic history of fatigue and outlines how it has been ignored or misunderstood by medical professionals and American society as a whole.
"Drawing partly from an online support group for dementia caregivers, this book demonstrates that this country faces an elder care crisis. Our elder care system rests on the exploitation of workers, mostly women and people of color, who are paid too little to make ends meet and imposes unsustainable burdens on family members"--