Monthly Archives: March 2012

Taking Responsibility for Death

Friends– “Is there anything you can do here to give me back the life I had last year, when I wasn’t in pain every minute?” Here is an excellent article in the New York Times about an 89 year old … Continue reading

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Bequeath someon a dream

Bequeath someone a dream better yet, devise it for it is real :- Doug.

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The value to another when you try…

Never doubt The value to another When you try, not knowing if… When my parents died I told my friends online In that cold, impersonal, often cruel world And coming back to me Through those hard metal wires Among the … Continue reading

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Give a broken thing

Give a broken thing Broken things still have songs left in them :- Doug.

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Something they might throw away

Will someone something they might throw away —and tell them why they might want to keep it —or tell them they will figure it out for themselves —because you might learn your value or figure it out —maybe it will … Continue reading

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I work for the elders of our tribe.

I work for the elders of our tribe. :- Doug.

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This infinite game

Elder Caring Law for me is about playing an infinite game with my clients, the infinite game of life and the purpose is to keep on playing it. :- Doug.

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Elders who are caring

Elders who are caring About their families, future & world Are the ones for whom we work :- Doug.

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Elders SAT

We encourage elders to not sit, but SAT; Speak, Act, and Think originally. :- Doug.

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Nursing Homes: for profit vs not for profit?

Friends– Does it make a difference if the nursing home you are considering is for profit or not for profit? This article says it does, at least in generalities: http://www.medicareadvocacy.org/2012/03/15/non-profit-vs-for-profit-nursing-homes-is-there-a-difference-in-care/ Check it out and see what you think. :- Doug.

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News: Annuity sales person ordered to jail

Friends– Here is a case of elder abuse as a crime, in a common transaction. It says annuity sales people need to be very careful in dealing with older adults: An annuity salesperson has been convicted and ordered to jail … Continue reading

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Open reciprocity

The practice is about open reciprocity. We have some answers; you have others: together we paint the future. :- Doug.

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Eldering is mixing it up with the future

Eldering is about taking action and mixing it up with the future, not passively taking what it dishes out. :- Doug.

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Eldering within families

The vision of eldering within families that animates our practice is continuity and open-endedness. :- Doug.

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Law at play

We move beyond law as business to law at play. :- Doug.

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The bigger job of Wills?

What is the bigger job of Wills, Estates, and Powers of Attorney, if not loving well? :- Doug.

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elder today?

How shall we elder today? :- Doug.

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