A distant closeness: intimacy between parents and their children in later life
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This article examines intergenerational relations between aged parents and their adult children. The author maintains even though parents and children may become more distant from each other as they grow older a stronger bond and sense of understanding develops throughout the years creating a paradoxical relationship of distant intimacy.
Publication Name: Generations (San Francisco, California)
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0738-7806
Year: 2001
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A couple's journey with Alzheimer's disease: the many faces of intimacy
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This article provides a personal narrative of a man who lost his wife to Alzheimer's disease. The author, discussing the various stages his wife went through once inflicted with the illness, maintains the caregivers provided him and his wife with the necessary support system.
Publication Name: Generations (San Francisco, California)
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0738-7806
Year: 2001
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Out of sight: a personal journey through ten months of blindness
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An account of the personal journey of an individual through ten months of blindness is given. The difficulties he faces and his mind frame during the ordeal are mentioned.
Publication Name: Generations (San Francisco, California)
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0738-7806
Year: 2003
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