Category Archives: Aging

What is the meaning of person as person?

Posted on July 29, 2013 by dgermann

What is the meaning of person as person? If we are an onion, when we peel down, who are we? Maybe we are the intersection of all others in our life. A meeting of fields. Einstein: All there is is … Continue reading →

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Are you yet growing?

Posted on July 24, 2013 by dgermann

Dying can have vim—value, importance, and meaning. :- Doug.

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Burden is a way of saying

Posted on July 22, 2013 by dgermann

Burden is a way of saying “Poor, poor me,” of asking for help to see one’s worth now. A person who seeks help still has worth, is still a person. :- Doug.

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I don’t understand “being a burden”

Posted on July 21, 2013 by dgermann

I don’t understand what “being a burden” means. Please tell me what you imagine it means. What you have seen, felt, and heard? :- Doug.

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an occasion worth celebrating

Posted on July 11, 2013 by dgermann

This is an occasion worth celebrating this drinking water over breakfast together :- Doug.

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The resources we already have

Posted on July 4, 2013 by dgermann

Family, relations, community, needs—let us pull together the resources we already have. :- Doug.

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All is working as it should

Posted on July 2, 2013 by dgermann

All is working as it should. :- Doug.

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A couple faces Alzheimer’s: enjoying

Posted on June 30, 2013 by dgermann

I was thinking of a particular couple and one has Alzheimer’s. They probably sometimes think their future is bleak. Then this came to me: Don’t enjoy the future: enjoy the present. :- Doug.

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Could family and friend caregivers come together…?

Posted on April 20, 2013 by dgermann

Could family and friend caregivers come together to help our national community better support the ones for whom we care? Perhaps we could concentrate on the three main trajectory disease groups: cancers and their cliffs; chronic heart diseases and emphysema … Continue reading →

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The uncommonly good

Posted on April 12, 2013 by dgermann

Let’s look among us for the uncommonly good. :- Doug.

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Alzheimer’s now 6th leading cause of death

Posted on April 8, 2013 by dgermann

According to this NPR report, Alzheimer’s is now the 6th leading cause of death in this country. :- Doug.

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The Three Ds:

Posted on March 17, 2013 by dgermann

We help families losing a loved one to the three Ds: Dementia, Death, and Decrepancy. :- Doug.

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Three stages of health in our later years

Posted on March 3, 2013 by dgermann

There are three stages of our health in later years: Healthful years with few big issues; Years when bigger things start narrowing our possible issues; Frail times when we are in decline. Lawyers can help folks think generally and without … Continue reading →

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I work on the spiritual end of life

Posted on February 17, 2013 by dgermann

I work on the spiritual end of life. :- Doug.

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When I get older….

Posted on February 15, 2013 by dgermann

I think if I were older and unable to move around much, I would want to meet with a spiritual director and probably artists to work on my creativity and open my spirit. :- Doug.

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Take flowers.

Posted on February 9, 2013 by dgermann

Take Flowers: A friend of mine has a secret for getting good care for her uncle at the nursing home and hospital: she takes flowers and says “Thank you” to the staff who are helping her uncle. She takes cookies … Continue reading →

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Take names.

Posted on February 8, 2013 by dgermann

Take Names: When you are advocating for your Dad at the nursing home or doctor’s office, get personal. Find out the names of the people who are providing care. Not to know whom to sue or complain about, but to … Continue reading →

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