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Ep 45: Aging parents and the duty of care
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- Journey of the Art
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- Jul 25, 2026
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- 2419
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Summary
I'm joined by Ann Cavolvic to discuss her novel, Count On Me. The novel follows the story of Tia and her brother Tristan, who, alongside his girlfriend, proceeds to take financial advantage of their parents when they're ill. It’s a story of broken trust and the duty of love. Ann's novel explores the realities of elder abuse and the systems that continue to perpetuate it. It is a tribute to health care professionals who care for the elderly but also an expose on those who profit from this vulnerable group. Ann and I talk about dysfunctional upbringing and its impact on the relationship between adult children and their aging parents. And we zoom into the internal struggles and physical and financial demands of being in the sandwich generation—a generation of adults caring simultaneously for their dependent children and aging parents. In the end we wanted to know: what makes a person do the things they do? What do you think? Chapters 0:00 - Introduction 2:25 - Origin story 5:16 - What makes one child cruel and another kind? 8:42 - Breaking the cycles of childhood pain 12:50 - The eternal consequence of a dysfunctional family 15:12 - When the legal system perpetuates elder abuse 19:36 - A tribute to nursing home staff 22:16 - Shame that acts irrationally 25:35 - Obsessions and transactions 28:35 - The table of contents and accounting terms 32:07 - Perspectives and volume control 34:28 - A strict writing schedule 36:50 - The secret to staying on the journey of the art _____________________ Listen on YouTube : https://youtu.be/0xyANJyZ0yE _____________________ Guest’s links Buy Count On Me: https://guernicaeditions.com/products/count-on-me?srsltid=AfmBOor0wrvJrg8XweO4YHCJwuhPRV-FoFSfhISC42uCknPcLrJ3tBvI _____________________ Host’s links Find out more about the show: https:/…