Jim Comer changed his entire life to come home after thirty years and take an unpaid job: elderly parent care. In giving up his previous life, he found himself in the process. His were not just ailing parents: his father was in intensive care and his mother had early Alzheimer's. His struggles will inspire those who need to prepare for elderly parent care, as well as those who are now nursing elderly parents. In overcoming the difficulties he faced, Jim's story will amaze and entertain you with its warmth and humanity

While the subject is sobering, Jim's DVD is just the opposite. It is filled with humor, touching insights and powerful tips on nursing elderly parents. Viewers laugh, cry and learn. Jim shares his experiences caring for his elderly parents. He got a crash course in parent care and developed a new and deeper relationship with his ailing parents.

This DVD is an excellent companion to the book because it helps start the conversation with your loved ones. Many parents who won't take time to read Jim's book will watch a 45-minute video. One of Comer's most important pieces of advice is to plan ahead, get documents together, and make the important decisions before a crisis hits. 

In addition, the DVD is helpful to all those who are already caregivers and wonder if they'll survive the process. After 14 years of elderly parent care, Jim is proof that they will not only survive, but also forge a deeper relationship with their parents. By sharing his own mistakes, hilarious stories, heartaches and triumphs, Jim shows that being there for ailing parents is more valuable than the Oscar he never won.

Being there for his parents changed Jim Comer's whole perspective on duty, love and what's most valuable in life. After three decades trying to "make it" In New York and Los Angeles, he feels the best decision of his life was "showing up" and deepening the relationship with his parents. He learned valuable information about aging changes and elderly parent care that can be applied to everyone. His humanity and humor jumps off the screen, and no one who is nursing elderly parents can help but be moved by his story.
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