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Feeding My Mother

Comfort and Laughter in the Kitchen as My Mom Lives with Memory Loss

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Feeding My Mother

Written by: Jann Arden
Narrated by: Jann Arden
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Based on her hugely popular Facebook posts and Instagram photos, Feeding My Mother is a frank, funny, inspirational and piercingly honest account of the transformation in Jann Arden's life that has turned her into the primary "parent" to her mom, who is in the grip of Alzheimer's.

Jann Arden moved in to a house just across the way from her parents in rural Alberta to be close to them but also so they could be her refuge from the demands of the music business and a performing career. Funny how time  works. Since her dad died in 2015, Jann cooks for her mom five or six times a week. Her mom finds comfort in her daughter's kitchen, not just in the delicious food but also just sitting with her as she cooks. And Jann finds some peace in caring for her mom, even as her mom slowly becomes a stranger. "If you told me two years ago that I'd be here," Jann writes, "I wouldn't have believed it. And yet we still fall into so much laughter, feel so much insane gladness and joy. It's such a contrast from one minute to the next and it teaches me constantly: it makes me stronger and more humble and more empathetic and caring and kind."    
     The many people who are dealing with a loved one who is losing it will find inspiration and strength in Jann's wholehearted, loving response and her totally Jann take on the upside-down world of a daughter mothering her mother. Feeding My Mother is one heck of an affirmation that life just keeps on keeping on, and a wonderful example of how you have to roll with it. Alzheimer's & Dementia Parenting & Families Parents & Adult Children Physical Illness & Disease Funny Heartfelt Inspiring Witty Feel-Good

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What the critics say

“[H]onest, humorous and inspirational. . . . Immerse yourself in [Arden’s] story and you’ll be mesmerized and inspired by the sunny outlook she’s known for.” —Canadian Living

“Jann Arden is one of the most honest and talented women I've ever met, and her love for her mother is so rich.” —Chef Lynn Crawford

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Loved the anecdotes, but too bad the publisher didn't include a pdf of the recipes that aren't included in the audiobook version....

Too bad the recipes are missing

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I loved the raw, real truth that Jann Arden shared in her book that left me feeling every feeling vicariously through her experiences. What a beautiful person Jann Arden is and how deep and honest her book is.

True Humanity

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Thanks you, for wonderfully writing your real and raw, vulnerable moments with us in the evident life changing challenges of living with Alzheimer’s.
Just listening to your story has endeared me to your mom and her amazing resilience and your candid humorous thought provoking expression of how your spirit and body shared those moments with your Mom and Dad. Thank you for being open it has opened me up to be grateful for the opportunity to become my best self in the midsts of what I viewed as hopeless chaos.

Appreciative

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Jann Arden has brought me such comfort and joy as she has told her story. She is distinctly Canadian and there is so much that she talks about that is exactly right-whether it’s finding the remote in the dog food bag or giving the squirrels scraps of material for their nests, she makes the connections that anyone who has an aging parent, maybe living with Alzheimer’s or not can relate to and have a little laugh at the. Keep going...loved this book!

Comfort

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A snapshot into a journey with aging parents and the lessons to be learnt. Thank you for your honesty.

The Long goodbye and lessons to be learnt

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