Author Archives: dgermann
A palliative care lawyer?
Am I a palliative care lawyer? Alleviate pain, find wholeness where the old paths are no longer open…. :- Doug.
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11 business startups to help with aging
Friends– Maybe business will figure out that we Boomers might be a good market. Here are 11 startups Aging 2.0 thinks might be good: http://www.geripal.org/2013/11/innovation-and-aging-11-generator-startups.html :- Doug.
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Finding the bridges between persons
If you are trying to find the bridges between persons, you are the one who first has to lay aside assumptions and exercise curiosity. :- Doug.
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My grandmother plaited her hair
My grandmother plaited her hair Never the same, always beauty Now I live among complex adaptive structures :- Doug.
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“Rodeo chicken”
“Rodeo chicken” the sign read Don’t this just get your mind workin’? “If you can get the saddle on ’em —nothin’ fer greenhorns to try— yer in fer a ride!” “Git along, little chickie” “Barrel race on a chicken— now … Continue reading
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The ratio of what we didn’t
We assess our life’s value by the ratio of what we attempt to what we didn’t It is infinitely less important what we achieve :- Doug.
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I cannot answer your questions
I cannot answer your questions. I can only address them. Only you can answer your questions. You take in what I give you, adjust its fit and assimilate into yourself only what fits for you. :- Doug.
CMS erases Medicare “Improvement Standard”
Friends– Nursing homes and others have for years cut off people from Medicare payments (and therefore therapy) when they were no longer “improving” or had “plateaued.” These words should be red flags for you. If you hear them, it is … Continue reading
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7 trends in retirement
Friends– US News reports on trends found in a study by the University of Michigan Retirement Research Center: semi-retirement, long part-time careers, and more. 7 Retirement Trends Article :- Doug.
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Managing someone else’s money
Friends– The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (a US government agency) has recently published some plain English guides available for free download. They will soon be available in print for free, too. The guide topics are: Powers of attorney Court-appointed Guardians … Continue reading
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Ritual & bringing dementia patients to life
Friends– Think dementia is the end? Think those folks strapped into wheel chairs don’t know what’s going on? Check out this article from The Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/01/bringing-dementia-patients-to-life/282802/ :- Doug.
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Hospital: 6 action tips
Friends– This article from Forbes can be helpful for you if a loved on is in the foreign country known as hospital: http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolynrosenblatt/2013/11/15/six-action-tips-for-you-when-your-loved-one-is-hospitalized/?type=quicklink :- Doug.
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Think not
Think not: meet. :- Doug.
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Draw larger circles
Draw larger circles. :- Doug.
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Warm the morning and fog it brings
Warm the morning and fog it brings The snow that days ago fell Is today into the air rising again :- Doug.
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