What to Do about Mama is a guide to caring for aging family members, and covers the many facets of caregiving: The emotional journey, the impact on the family, sharing responsibility, managing finances and maintaining dignity. 

Barbara Trainin Blank is an independent writer and editor based in Silver Spring, Maryland. A writer for newspaper, magazines, and web sites, in areas as diverse as the arts, health, and medicine, religion, and societal trends, she has contributed to Health, Emergency Medicine, Hadassah, Business2Business and B magazines, as well as to Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Patriot-News, and Carlisle Sentinel, among others.