A Spool of Blue Thread - June CC Book Club Selection

[SouthJerseyChessMom]

^^^^ oregon - curious about Being Mortal. I read a goodreads review, written by a librarian, who expressed my feelings about the book. She wrote

It took me months to find the courage to read this. I know it is silly to be scared of a book, but the topic of mortality is so depressing that I dreaded reading it.

I had even checked out the book from the library several times, read a page or two, and then promptly returned it, thinking I would try again at some undetermined date, when I was a more evolved human being and better able to cope with illness and death and dying. (Future-Diane is very assertive and poised, apparently.)

But this book continued to niggle at me. I felt obligated to read it because I suspected it could help me cope with aging relatives. And yet I resisted, weeks turning into months.

…I would recommend Being Mortal to those interested in reading more about end-of-life decisions. And don’t be scared – this book doesn’t bite.

Oregon- let me know if it bites

These are on hold, after I finish The Wright Brothers!
Brooklyn : a novel
Tóibín, Colm, 1955-

Crow Lake
Lawson, Mary, 1946-

( recommended by Teepa Snow, the dementia whisperer, google her if any of your loved ones are afflicted)

A dignified life : the best friends approach to Alzheimer’s care : a guide for care partners
Bell, Virginia,