Category Archives: Caring

Caring defines humans

Posted on September 13, 2018 by dgermann

Caring for one another is what defines us as humans, what opens up our worlds. :- Doug.

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Improve lives–and deaths

Posted on September 8, 2018 by dgermann

We elder caring lawyers have an attitude beyond being purveyors of legal documents—we want to improve lives—and deaths. Let’s see how to apply that to lowly POAs. :- Doug.

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Sterile side-lights

Posted on September 8, 2018 by dgermann

We elder caring attorneys don’t think of POAs as sterile side-lights to Wills and Trusts. :- Doug.

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Being a lawyer means much more than having a license and a shingle. We have learned to observe and see what matters and compare it to what has mattered through the ages. In working with—and caring for—elders we get a … Continue reading →

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Jellies, jams, preserves

Posted on August 9, 2018 by dgermann

Medicaid is like Grandma’s choices for putting up fruit: jellies, jams, and preserves. Elder caring lawyers concentrate on preserves: preserving the most of the fruits of your life’s work. :- Doug.

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Out of doors

Posted on July 30, 2018 by dgermann

Do some little thing out of doors every day. :- Doug.

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Paid discontinuity

Posted on July 30, 2018 by dgermann

I am paid to bring discontinuity. :- Doug.

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Einstein’s circle of compassion

Posted on June 28, 2018 by dgermann

Albert Einstein’s famous quote about optical delusions, ends with him saying “This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to free … Continue reading →

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Can we cure grief?

Posted on June 6, 2018 by dgermann

We are not about curing grief. Can we cure grief? We are not about getting beyond grief. We are about growing, even when we do not want to grow, about living even when we do not want to live. :- … Continue reading →

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The work of the living-dying

Posted on June 5, 2018 by dgermann

End of life work is not just something we do to the dying, but what work are the living-dying doing? What message do they convey? What message do we draw out? It is with: working with. :- Doug.

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Advocate for the Judge

Posted on May 22, 2018 by dgermann

A good way to be an advocate for my client is to be an advocate for the Judge. :- Doug.

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Care without caring

Posted on May 20, 2018 by dgermann

Corporations sell care. From them we seldom see caring: participation in the pain, sharing the feeling of suffering, hearing the heart. Care without caring denies humanity, takes away, cold heartedly. :- Doug.

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Whoomsh!

Posted on April 27, 2018 by dgermann

Have people to help in many ways today. This might be an Open Forum moment, in Arny Mindell terms. The umbrella issue is much to do to help people in many ways. The issues that tug on one another are … Continue reading →

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Sometimes need dementia?

Posted on April 13, 2018 by dgermann

Maybe people sometimes need dementia? :- Doug.

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Profound this area of law

Posted on April 10, 2018 by dgermann

Profound is the area of law I get to work in, dealing with life, death, nursing homes, grandchildren. :- Doug.

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Loss is strength

Posted on March 29, 2018 by dgermann

Make loss of words my strength. :- Doug.

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After I left

Posted on March 26, 2018 by dgermann

After I left our meeting, I had a call for an emergency appointment. The person arrived a few minutes after I got back to my office. Her husband of 40+ years was in the hospital, unconscious. The doctors said he … Continue reading →

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