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Can a person live too long?
What happens when the caregiver gives out?
When love isn’t enough, then what?

These harsh considerations aren’t overstatements and frame an inescapable reality for many. This poignant, heartfelt, and sometimes comical memoir is stocked with insights and beautifully portrays a son’s journey as he cares for his beloved mother. The author draws on his work experience in Medicare-specific health insurance education and weaves his knowledge throughout. The ins and outs of the current healthcare system and evolving dynamics as parents age are explored. References and resources are offered.

Seth Vicarson is a Florida native whose passions led to occupations in agriculture, aviation, and health insurance education. He is an environmentalist and a proponent for protect­ing the state's agricultural heritage and challenged wetlands.He has traveled extensively and relishes opportunities to savor cultures and contemplate philosophies different from his. He considers diversity a multifaceted gift to be embraced, and a portal for personal growth and understanding.Seth gained invaluable experience when he served as a senior educator for a major health insurer. This platform later doubled as a personal springboard when he became his mother's caregiver. His professional touchpoints with skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities, and a solid understanding of Medicare assumed enhanced significance when his mother required these services.As he cared for his mother, Seth diligently took notes while negotiating her ups and downs and eventual entry into hospice. His professional knowledge, extensive personal experience in caregiving, and years of journaling uniquely coalesced. Beyond Expiration: Surviving a Centenarian Parent is the result.Seth and Thomas, his partner of forty years, live in St. Augustine, Florida.