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Interview with Jacqueline Marcell
author of: Elder
Rage–or–take My Father...Please!
How To Survive Caring For Aging Parents (II)
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Vocabulary:
| vitamin
E deficiency to take a pill shots blood test levels dementia-like symptoms folate to weed out shopping depression to get evaluated anti-depressant in which case to balance brain chemistry combination essential adult daycare Seattle field trips reversed behavior modification guidelines so darn difficult to scream and yell to throw things to go through to call them nasty names to reward pay-off to catch more flies with honey than vinegar to pick up nastiness to assert power and control I don't know what I was thinkin' canned goods to get attention TV industry quotes endorsements Regis _________ _________ Downs |
Steve
____________ ___________ Asner Pam __________ ____________ Bisset to feel passionate to promote Johns Hopkins Duke University honored to have a mission funding daycare to burn through life savings Medicaid nursing home early stage Medical assisted living care to turn age 65 small population to listen to the doctor to be in trouble Ariana to hit s.o. over the head Pick's Parkinson's vascular clotted (clogged) arteries insurance board and care comprehensive care dedicated to to get s.t. in place to go to your grave darn it good for you run over by a herd of elephants advice specific input pretty much to give up |
accident
rate seniors you can possibly imagine has stolen purse to be out of the house club ©ä§úÂê steering column clink, clink, clink masking taped Division of Motor Vehicles ºÊ²z³B to arrange for alternate transportation limo = limousine guilt to go through s.t. support group Day One to present themselves to look at s.o. sideways to reach out to next step to lecture seminar Spokane hospice awareness Canada ridiculous Congresswoman to vote for to take people like insight foresight Senator Rockefeller Blanchette institute West Virginia to hit s.o. personally to make a huge difference had enough to do well to turn s.t. around manageable |
Listening
comprehension questions:
1. Some people who are diagnosed with
Alzheimer's actually suffer from what two other problems?
2. How did the doctor get the author's father's problems under control?
3. The author 'went through' 40 what in one year?
4. What was one way the author used to get her father to stop some of his
bad behaviors? What does this saying mean: 'You can catch more flies with
honey than with vinegar'?
5. Fill in the blanks for these names of celebrities who have endorsed Marcell's
book: Regis
_________, ___________ Downs, Steve ____________, __________ Asner, Pam ____________,
____________ Bisset
6.
The Medicaid system will allow what and not allow what?
7. What does the author mean by 'I don't think so.' in the particular tone
of voice she uses?
8. What problem will the generation after the baby boomer generation have?
9. What
happened to the marriages of many of the baby boomers?
10. Who is 'Ariana'?
11. What is it very important to buy in order to prepare for dementia?
12. What is the accident rate for seniors who drive?
13. The author's father did not want to give up driving. How did he try to
maintain his right to drive a car?
14. What did the author say would have been the 'right way' to stop an elderly
loved one from driving?
15. How can elderly people get around when they can't drive?
16. What is a 'support group' and what is its function?
17. What are some of the things that Jacqueline does
now?
18. Why would people have to drive to Canada for medications?
19. What kind of changes does the author think need to be made?
20. What does it often take for the government to make changes?
21. What does this part of the title mean: 'Take my father - please!'?