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The Heart Way: A Journey from Corporate to Care
The Heart Way A Journey from Corporate to Care Author:Shannon Ingram Millions of baby-boomers now or will soon face the challenge Shannon Ingram confronts in this book about her struggle to cope with aging parents. This drama is being played out in homes across America, where 35.9 million people were over age 65 at the end of 2004. On the corporate fast track for decades, Ingram put her career on hold in 2002 w... more »hen it became clear her elderly parents needed her help. The Heart Way is a deeply personal recounting of Ingram’s adventure in eldercare and her inner battle to let go of her marketing career with all of its perks. She takes the reader along the humorous, authentic and enlightening path, leaving eight “footprints” – qualities that served her well on the journey – that anyone can follow when faced with similar challenges integrating business and family issues. Chuck Martin, best-selling author of several business books including "Net Future" and "Tough Management," says, “This personal journey is highly entertaining and informative for successful corporate achievers who are transitioning into caring for elderly parents…Surely many others will be facing this same type of journey and this book can prepare them for what may lie ahead.”« less