Author Archives: dgermann
A quiet little elder caring law practice
We have a quiet little elder caring law practice caring for people caring for their family. For instance, we help these ways: —Powers of assistance, if it’s soon enough —If it is later, Judge signed licenses to care for (They … Continue reading
Can we ever say?
Can we ever Say all we wanted to say? Hear well enough? :- Doug.
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Demented lives matter
Demented lives matter The voices which have no sense Need hearing by us, somehow If we embrace these Can we live in peace? :- Doug.
marking time?
Is old age simply marking time Until you die? Or is it making of your life A work of art? Is any day the same? Whatever age? :- Doug.
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Why going without coats?
Why do we want to go without coats this fine first warm day of spring? to feel the touch of the wind, the world? :- Doug.
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the etched terrain
Words are mere maps But you, poet, have walked the etched terrain :- Doug.
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lacking rhythm?
At the reception last night, I saw a couple of old people who were sitting at tables, staring off into nothing. It seemed to me they lacked the rhythm with the people around them, were no longer in sync. Perhaps … Continue reading
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Poetic time
We have poetic time, which is also beyond profane time. It flies, it reaches back, it reaches into our psyches shadowing us. Convergent, divergent, snaking, devious, and straight on to the core, coeur, corps. Few and fewer words to say … Continue reading
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Story time
Here’s another time: story time. It is beyond clock time (profane time). Story time stands still. It might actually go back and forth, and in 360 degrees, don’t you think? It brings the future near, obliquely. It harvests the day … Continue reading
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Bridge to this old person
What is the bridge between you and this old person? How can you cross? What the nature of the space between you? :- Doug.
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a butter metaphor
I wonder if all understanding is a search for a butter metaphor. :- Doug.
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The know/kill observation
The know/kill observation means nursing homes. We do kill each other by ignoring the resident and killing his or her life; we do kill ourselves by making people into projects, into things, and losing our life in the process. :- … Continue reading
Nursing home burnout and turnover
It must be difficult especially for a woman as caregiver to acculturate to the numbers and schedules of a nursing home. Carefamily wants to plump the pillow and hold the hand as well as dispense the meds. What a mismatch … Continue reading