Fifty-four million Americans already serve as unpaid caregivers to family members, and that number is likely to grow as the population continues to age. Two-thirds of these caregivers are women-many of them in the "sandwich generation," simultaneously caring for both children and older family members. This book offers guidance to present and future caregivers-based on the real-life experiences of the authors and other caregivers who have openly and honestly shared their joys and heartaches. It isn't a book by "experts," but by people in the trenches-to help you develop realistic goals and expectations and strategies to keep your sanity through the trials and tribulations of caregiving