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(Elftf 'jfJortlanò (O b ö c ru v r----------------------- In Print Focus __________________ November 15, 2000 Page 5 An American Story Always On Call When Illness Turns Families Into Caregivers m o re s e lf aw are, and a g rea t deal stronger. T oday she is a brilliant and o u ts p o ken jo u rn a l ist, b u t the path she fo l lo w e d a n d what it took to reach this point is both s u rp ris in g and inspiring. In her m em o ir, “ An A m e ric a n S t o r y ” D ic k e rs o n unm asks her DEBRA J. self, her fam DICKERSON ily, and our society, bear ing w itness to her com plex, if B y D ebra J, D ickerson tum ultuous, life as an A m eri P antheon B ooks : 2000 can. e b ra D ickerson has W ere it not for her fierce lived through several intelligence and innate tough hardships in her forty-one ness, D ickerson m ight not years - physical abuse, pov have m ade it. She w atched erty, racism, sexism , rape - o th er b lacks around her - and has em erged from each traum atic ex p erien ce a bit fam ily, friends, neighbors - D The Gospel of Good Success A Road Map to Spiritual, Emotional and Financial Wholeness F ireside : 1999 You can be successful in ev ery aspect o f your existence: your emotions, career, finances, relationships, health, parenting skills, academ ic career, and more. That is the promise that God made you. But God is not a game show host who offers in stant gratification. Only if you are willing to make the sacri fices o f the journey will you en ter the place where all the pieces o f your life - your spiritual, fi nancial, physical, professional, emotional, and relational pieces - will be in sync, not as pieces o f some convoluted puzzle but as pieces fitting harmoniously to gether as a whole. N A T IO N A L lose the battle w ith drugs, poverty, racism , and what she perceived as a lack o f con viction. As a young girl, she never dream ed o f the range o f experiences life had in store for her. We w itness in “ An A m e ric a n S to ry ” D ic k e r s o n ’s e x h ila r a tin g transform ation from diligent “A ” student, to distinguished A ir Force Intelligence O f ficer and K orean linguist, in tense H arvard Law School student, and, finally, success ful journalist. W hile she suffered from self-doubt every step o f the way (her fa th e r’s negativity h a v in g le f t d e e p s c a r s ) , D ic k e rso n w as c o n s ta n tly striving tow ard success w ith out being fully aw are o f her am azing potential or w here it w ould take her. O ver the course o f her life, D ebra D ickerson has re in vented herself tim e and again, and is a w om an who tra n scends stereotypes. She ex hibits a kind o f quiet heroism , and her m em oir will pro vide a role m odel for w o m e n - b la c k and w hite - o f all ages. B fiB T B E L L E P T h e G o sp e l o f GOOD SUCCESS / / limul Mu ft tu Spiritual. I.in u liu n u l ■■ A I'JII \|l I'lN <| > I EH,« I l| I I »» I I I *» Some people still think a mouse always has whiskers. They need you. You know computers are a key tool in today’s world and use them everyday. Many people don’t. Help the library introduce these people to everything our computers have to offer. B ecome a volunteer T e c h n o H ost . The North Portland Branch Library Computer Lab needs you. Kirbyjon H. Caldwell «4 \l -I health care system, the authors offer suggestions forbuildingpart- nerships and fostering improve ment. Always On Call is an es sential book for understanding family creagivingintoday’shealth care system. Equally important, it builds a convincing case for change. a n il I inuiu ial II liolriwss \.|« M I N ew Y ork : 2000 This powerful book reveals the hidden struggles of the more than 25 million family caregivers in the United States. While family members have always provided care for one another, recent changes in health care have placed tremen dous new responsibili ties on them - respon sibilities that, only a de cade ago, were a rou tine part of hospital care. TAuqgs On Call presents an intimate look at this new world of family caregiving. C om pelling narratives by caregivers capture the intensity of the caregiving experience. Chap ters by expperienced health care professionals analyze the impact of caregiving and question the limitsoffamily responsibility. While unsparing in their critiques of the II I APPLY TO DAY! www.multcolib.org/vol/ 503.988.5461 I I ■ ■ \\ illi Murk Seal MULTNOMAH COUNTY AA L IB R A R Y ^
