𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸: A Cup of Tea on the Commode 📚
𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿: Mark Steven Porro ✍️
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🚀 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰:
“A Cup of Tea on the Commode” by Mark Steven Porro is a compelling and heartfelt memoir. In it, the author shares his experience—along with his siblings—of caring for their ailing mother, Genevieve. Mark recounts the daily caregiving routine he followed for his mother—waking her, preparing warm water, changing her diapers, and more.
At one point, the family brought in a mother-daughter duo to assist with meals, household chores, and to provide company for Genevieve. Mark humorously refers to them as Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb, noting that their behavior partially influenced his mother’s wish to pass on. His apprehension grows when he learns they’ll be returning to care for her again.
Mark was running a snack-food business in Los Angeles, he eventually decided to move back into his childhood home to care for his mother full-time. Read this memoir to find out how he’ll cope when the moment finally arrives to say goodbye.
This book is both engaging and laced with humor. Mark’s writing style is warm and accessible. I read it with a cup of coffee and found myself deeply moved, reflecting on the final days I spent with my own grandparents as my family came together to care for them. Readers who’ve experienced similar caregiving roles will find much to relate to in this memoir. I couldn’t put it down. The title, in particular, feels like the perfect reflection of the book’s tone and heart.
- 𝗠𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 5/5
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