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Parentcare 101

LaVerne Z. Coan is an award-winning novelist, published in both fiction and non-fiction.  With her sister, she held Power-of-Attorney for her ailing mother and cared from 250 miles away for over 5 years. She survived the heartache and joys of caring for a parent whom she learned to accept as totally human. She has been a professional medical reference librarian and information analyst for over 30 years, working in a variety of settings from the research university to a naval weapons base.

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While caring for her ailing mother, she struggled to find the right information for the task. The struggle led to the creation of Parentcare 101 and her latest work--Caring for a Distant Parent: CareTips from Daughters and Sons Who’ve Cared, a collection of advice, anecdotes and resources to help caregivers balance their lives. She now lives in North Carolina with her husband and owns Open Book Communications, a micro-business which provides research services, distributes selected published fiction and publishes the “Caring for a Distant Parent” series.

To keep her own life in balance, Ms. Coan is an avid reader and crochets care shawls for her church ministry