Singing Solo

As dementia transported her mother into a world devoid of memory, language, and ability, the author shed denial and began a ceaseless struggle for the only “treatment” that her mother needed: compassionate care. Singing Solo: In Search of a Voice for Mom relates a family’s true story of the perils of growing old and vulnerable in America.

Jaclynn Herron JacLynn Herron, mother of two adult daughters, lives in New Brighton, Minnesota, with her husband Tom. A graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, she is a retired secondary school educator who, because of her mother’s experience, has become a passionate advocate for person-centered care for the ill and elderly. Additional information about the author, eldercare/advocacy resources and the essay A Daughter’s Promise: Taking Care of Mom in the Twenty-First Century can be found at www.jaclynnherron.com