How can we in the early 21st Century know when to go from cure to comfort? Or should we like water, like life, gradually flow? Can we, ought we, make such a distinction? Ought we seek to give comfort whenever … Continue reading →

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Woven or entangled?

Posted on March 30, 2014 by dgermann

Woven or entangled? Yes, we are :- Doug.

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Healing the heart of families

Posted on March 28, 2014 by dgermann

As an elder caring attorney I see the conversations I invite healing the heart of families. :- Doug.

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More time with you

Posted on March 26, 2014 by dgermann

A lawyer can take more time with you. :- Doug.

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We make the world whole by turning to one another

Posted on March 22, 2014 by dgermann

We make the world whole by turning to one another. I help families turn to one another when one is seriously. :- Doug.

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Trying mainly to get through the conversation?

Posted on March 21, 2014 by dgermann

Are the medical people trying mainly to get through the conversation? Or to help the families in front of them? Am I? :- Doug.

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There may be miracles

Posted on March 20, 2014 by dgermann

There may be miracles, and there are no 1,000-year old humans. :- Doug.

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Do we belong?

Posted on March 16, 2014 by dgermann

Our clients belong to us But do we belong to them? :- Doug.

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The courage

Posted on March 12, 2014 by dgermann

It is possible for families to come together. It is possible for families to live while they are dying, some sooner than others. It is possible to have good times in tear time. Tenderness toward one another, knowing and being … Continue reading →

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What conversations bring Daddy alive?

Posted on March 9, 2014 by dgermann

What conversations bring Daddy alive? :- Doug.

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For whom you love

Posted on March 8, 2014 by dgermann

For whom you love Take responsibility Child for parent Parent for child For love It’s what we do It’s who we are :- Doug.

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Butterflies in the practice of elder caring law?

Posted on March 6, 2014 by dgermann

Butterflies in the practice of elder caring law? Gather the parents, gather the children, find the flowers, do what we can. We ought find and nurture the good stuff, the life we are still living. Together. :- Doug.

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