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Roz Chast on Channeling Loss Into Graphic Memoir

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When New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast’s elderly parents started down the slippery slope of dementia and hospital stays, she found herself dealing with difficult emotions, end-of-life paperwork and expensive nursing homes. She channeled her stress into producing a graphic memoir, titled “Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?”

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Roz Chast, author and cartoonist for The New Yorker

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