Authors

Melanie Adkins

Interviewer

Diana Parnicza

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These are a part of a series of interviews which Diana Parnicza conducted in the course of her project concerning Appalachian caregivers. These interviews with Mrs. Adkins consist of a description of how she and her extended family manages to take care of her mother, a victim of Alzheimers disease. They deliver this care strictly from within the home. Mrs. Adkins describes in detail what such a pursuit is like, thus providing specific insight into how Appalachians care for their ill and elderly kin.

Publication Date

1989

Identifier

OH64-473

Type

Text

Library of Congress Subjects

Adkins, Melanie, 1941- -- Autobiography.
Rural health -- Lincoln County (W. Va.) -- Oral Histories.
Health behavior -- Lincoln County (W. Va.) -- Oral Histories.
Health maintenance organizations -- Lincoln County (W. Va.) -- Oral Histories.
Oral histories.

Comments

Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-473.

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Oral History Interview: Melanie Adkins

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