“This heartfelt book is a great presentation of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly side of caregiving.” “As a medical professional, I see the growing need for caregiving on a daily basis. It is a tough, often thankless, job and I am filled with admiration for those who provide it. The Gunn story is one of millions playing out in our country every day. “Matters of the Heart” is a compelling reading for any current or future caregiver. There is much to learn and Susan has much to share.”“The story-telling format satisfies the need for concrete care information and validation of the emotional aspect of caregiving.”From the book...“If matter is everything that takes up space, then caregiving is truly matter. The emotions that are consumed when caregiving, the energy expended, the communication required, the extensive planning – the amount of stuff in caregiving is overwhelming. The time it devours. The space it occupies is your heart. Every single aspect of your heart.A Journey in Caring for Aging Loved Ones . . .Over sixteen years, for three elderly ones, there were 3 rehabs, 3 nursing homes, 18 emergency room visits, 6 intensive care visits, 15 hospital stays, and a minimum of 1328 healthcare office visits, including optometrists, ophthalmologists, audiologists, dentists, oral surgeons, allergist, neurologists, urologists, cardiologists, pulmonologists, surgeons, orthopedists, gastroenterologist, otolaryngologist, internists, dermatologist, podiatrist, nephrologist, gynecologists and primary care physicians.The only doctor not seen in those sixteen years was a pediatrician!”A true story teller, Susan shares her 16 year caregiving journey for her three elderly loved ones – Mom, Dad and step-grandmom – all the while working on building her successful speaking and consulting business. Recommended for any child of an aging parent, or the aging parents themselves, Susan will make you laugh and cry with relatable stories. The content is complete with lists that are amazing, well thought through and will be immensely helpful in your own caregiving journey.The book also includes over 100 questions For Further Personal Consideration, Suggested Reading List, Additional Caregiving Online Resources, access to an online Family Tool Box that includes necessary documents helpful in caregiving, and more.For more information, go to www.mattersoftheheartcaregiving.com "As a medical professional, I see the growing need for caregiving on a daily basis. It is a tough, often thankless, job and I am filled with admiration for those who provide it. The Gunn story is one of millions playing out in our country every day. "Matters of the Heart" is a compelling reading for any current or future caregiver. There is much to learn and Susan has much to share." James A. Richardson, M.D., PhD., F.A.C.C. Caregiving is not just the stuff that can be seen and documented but the inner turmoil, the second-guessing, the sacrifice, the grief, the joy and the plain old heads-down perseverance required. The willingness of Susan to share out loud her deeply personal journey, results in every reader benefiting from the message. At the end of my mom's life, she started encouraging me to write a book about our 16 year journey. It took a few years and lots of conversations before I embarked on the journey of writing about it, though I had already written over 35 books of a completely different genre. At the end of the writing, I wrote the book I wish I would have had before, during and after my caregiving. The reader's responses have been an outpouring of gratefulness for the information and the honesty for which it was given. For them, I wrote this book. If matter is everything that takes up space, then caregiving is truly matter. The emotions that are consumed when caregiving, the energy expended, the communication required, the extensive planning - the amount of stuff in caregiving is overwhelming. The space it occupies is your heart. Every single aspect of your heart. Susan Gunn built a nationally known successful speaking and consultingbusiness at the same time she cared for her father, mother and step-grandmom,ultimately becoming the country's pre-eminent healthcare expert on financialorganization and embezzlement. She has received many awards andrecognition for her contributions more specifically in the dental industry.Susan has written 39 financial organizational books for healthcare practiceswho use two practice software for accounting, with numerous articles beingpublished in various magazines, as well as a weekly blog. For additionalinformation regarding Susan's business, visit susangunnsolutions.com. During the heart-warming, sometimesheart-breaking time of her 16 years devoted to caregiving, she learnedfirsthand about the extraordinary power of love and faith, commitment andsacrifice, grief, joy and sheer perseverance that caregiving required. (Adegree in Psychology helped, too.) Susan combines her gift of hilariousstorytell