A Cup of Tea on the Commode - My Multi-Tasking Adventures of Caring for Mom and How I Survived to Tell the Tale

Mark Steven Porro

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2024 NYC Big Book Award Winner2024 Paris Book Festival Winner2024 IndieReader Discovery Award Winner2024 Living Now Book Awards Winner2024 International Book Awards Winner2024 Book Excellence Award Winner2024 Firebird Book Award Winner2024 Readers' Favorite International Book Awards Finalist2024 National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist2024 Eric Hoffer Book Award Finalist2024 American Bookfest FinalistMark enjoyed his carefree bachelor’s life in Los Angeles. He had no steady girlfriend, no children, few responsibilities outside of work. But that all changed when “The Call” came. Genevieve, his eighty-nine-year-old mother, was on her deathbed. He rushed back to New Jersey to be by her side. Hours became days, days became weeks, then she woke up. So, he moved back into his childhood home and took over her care. His first task was to remove all hazards, which included the current caregivers.After, Mark asked his mother, “Do you trust me?” She whispered, “Yes.” “Do you understand I will do everything in my power to keep you healthy and safe?” She smiled and nodded. “That means I’m in charge, and that means now you must obey me.” Her mood shifted in an instant. She looked him dead in the eye, then puckered up her lips. He wasn’t sure if this was a sign of surrender or one wishing him luck. He kissed her and hoped for the best. The parent/child role reversal may not have been unique to Mark, but how he dealt with it was. One day, hoping to make Genevieve’s time on the commode a tad more pleasant, he offered her a cup of her favorite beverage. It was a hit, and a cup of tea on the commode became a staple on the morning menu, and the clear choice for the title of this intimate, funny, and heartwarming memoir of how eldercare can be done.A Cup of Tea on the Commode chronicles Mark’s multitasking adventures of filling his mother’s last years with love, laughter, and joy. Though not always successful, he came pretty damn close.

Disponível desde: 14/05/2023.

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