Monthly Archives: January 2012

New tool: What’s your prognosis?

Posted on January 11, 2012 by dgermann

Friends– GeriPal.org has posted a combination electronic tool for doctors and other clinicians to use to get an idea about how long you or Mom or Dad might live, given your health and a number of other factors. You might … Continue reading →

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Scouting paths

Posted on January 11, 2012 by dgermann

I will go on ahead and scout out some paths through your woods. :- Doug.

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Cast your line into the water

Posted on January 10, 2012 by dgermann

I can be your guide, but you’ve got to cast your line into the water. :- Doug.

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Law, technicalities and guessing

Posted on January 9, 2012 by dgermann

Law is not solely about the technicalities: it goes beyond to what works, what is apt to work, and where peoples’ hearts want to go. All life is guessing; we must work also with art and heart. :- Doug.

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Life, Death, and What Really Matters

Posted on January 8, 2012 by dgermann

Hi– Here is a great article on what dying people can teach us: http://noetic.org/noetic/issue-eighteen-january/life-death-and-what-really-matters/ From the article: “Their message is actually simple: focus only on the things that are most important while there is still time to make a difference.” … Continue reading →

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Heart and hearing

Posted on January 8, 2012 by dgermann

What I bring to my clients, to the law: sensitivity and caring: heart and hearing. These two things. :- Doug.

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Getting through the long-term care woods

Posted on January 7, 2012 by dgermann

You can get to the other side of the woods by many paths: some have bogs and some briers and some are better trodden, but even the better worn still have precarious spots and some unfriendly critters here and there. … Continue reading →

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Before we part….

Posted on January 5, 2012 by dgermann

Make our next appointment before we part. :- Doug.

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What we shouldn’t tell our grandchildren

Posted on January 4, 2012 by dgermann

We shouldn’t tell our grandchildren that they have a lifetime in front of them. Don’t sugar coat. They have a few short years and had better choose wisely and get to work quickly and effectively. :- Doug.

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The important thing

Posted on January 3, 2012 by dgermann

The important thing is that we converse. :- Doug.

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Living well all the way through

Posted on January 2, 2012 by dgermann

Eldering is about living well all the way through. :- Doug.

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