{"product_id":"mom-its-me-estela-9798197798985","title":"Mom, it's me... Estela","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Pablo Padula | Estela Jones\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Personal Memoirs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA raw, unforgettable memoir of survival, sacrifice, and the brutal reality of family caregiving.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when the person who hurt you the most becomes the person who needs you the most?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMom, It's Me... Estela\u003c\/i\u003e, Estela Jones opens the door to a life shaped by poverty, emotional wounds, immigration, resilience, and an impossible choice: walk away... or stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaised in the harsh neighborhoods of Mexico City, Estela learned early that love could be cold, conditional, and painful. Years later, after building a stable life and career in California working for the United States Government, she is forced into a battle she never expected: becoming the sole caregiver for the very mother who spent a lifetime rejecting her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs dementia and Alzheimer's slowly erase her mother's mind, Estela's home transforms into a frontline of emotional warfare. Endless sleepless nights. Paranoia. Medical emergencies. Family abandonment. And a crushing loneliness that millions of caregivers silently endure every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this book is more than a memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a confession.\u003cbr\u003eA survival guide.\u003cbr\u003eA story of generational trauma.\u003cbr\u003eAnd a deeply human exploration of what love really means when gratitude never comes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside these pages, readers will discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The emotional reality of caring for a parent with dementia and Alzheimer's\u003cbr\u003e- The hidden psychological toll on family caregivers\u003cbr\u003e- Practical lessons and survival strategies for navigating long-term care\u003cbr\u003e- The lasting scars of childhood emotional abuse\u003cbr\u003e- The strength required to break cycles of resentment and abandonment\u003cbr\u003e- A powerful testimony about compassion, dignity, and endurance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with painful honesty and emotional intensity, \u003ci\u003eMom, It's Me... Estela\u003c\/i\u003e refuses to romanticize caregiving. Instead, it reveals the exhausting, heartbreaking, and often invisible labor behind keeping someone alive when everyone else has disappeared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who has cared for a parent, survived a difficult childhood, struggled with family trauma, or wondered how much one human being can endure... this book will stay with you long after the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I was there. Until the end. And that is the one part of this story I would never change.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA deeply moving memoir about love, sacrifice, memory, and the courage to remain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47969183367319,"sku":"9798197798985","price":1279.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798197798985.webp?v=1782920768","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/mom-its-me-estela-9798197798985","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}