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Elder Caring Lawyer

elders elder

I help elders elder. :- Doug.

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hospitable for elders

My work is making the world more hospitable for elders. :- Doug.

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The Will you get from the Web

The Will you get from the Web is one size fits nobody. All you have to do is sign here. I ask more work of you. :- Doug.

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Do you want a cheap Will or the right Will?

Do you want a cheap Will or the right Will? :- Doug.

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See? You ask lots of questions:

See? You ask lots of questions: that proves your life is not written in any form book. It is the questions and stories you need to tell that lead to the experience and counsel I have to share. The Will … Continue reading

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Elders growing worth

Elders are not partial nor disabled but validly creative, growing  worth and abilities new. :- Doug.

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Death brings a duty

Death brings a duty and we create ritual to remember and more, glassy waters in which to reflect :- Doug.

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Maslow of gerontology

I am a Maslow of gerontology: not a dismal science of all that can go wrong but seeker of what grows. :- Doug.

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Lasting

A Good Will is an opening for an elder to make last gifts lasting. :- Doug.

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Elders are resource-full

Elders are not a problem, do not need solving. Elders are resource-full, growing, working for the good of the human tribe. :- Doug.

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Caring is not bought or sold

Caring is the heart freely given from one to another. Caring is not bought nor sold. :- Doug.

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What is the work of concluding a loved one’s life?

What is the work of concluding a loved one’s life? Crying, burying, finding, sorting, throwing away, rearranging, finding meaning, crying some more, celebrating, forgiving, deciding not to forgive, distributing, assimilating, learning, going on. :- Doug.

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Making a Will is a sacrifice

Making a Will is a sacrifice—for surely some day you will yield all. But whether you give your best to your best-loved ones is a choice. Many give only stuff. You, give the stuffing. :- Doug.

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Not every one can write the Good Will

Not every one can write the Good Will. There is much homework—one must study each person and one’s self and one’s possible gifts. One must sit with the work until it writes you. More, until you let your people write … Continue reading

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Invading the really real

I am invading the really real. Law and medicine are each critical things when things get critical, yet they are side matters to every day life, and more importantly, they are side matters to living life in the really real. … Continue reading

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In creating your Will, ask

In creating your Will it may help you to ask “Who is this person? Where is their soul? From where are they coming and to where going? How can I help?” :- Doug.

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For this child?

What do you want for this child? :- Doug.

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