Category Archives: Conversation

The art of living together well

Posted on April 4, 2012 by dgermann

Law is the art of living together; Elder Caring Law is the art of living together well. :- Doug.

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Life is tennis

Posted on April 4, 2012 by dgermann

In tennis, we need see only the last exchange to know the outcome. Hope exists because life is tennis. :- Doug.

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Taking Responsibility for Death

Posted on March 31, 2012 by dgermann

Friends– “Is there anything you can do here to give me back the life I had last year, when I wasn’t in pain every minute?” Here is an excellent article in the New York Times about an 89 year old … Continue reading →

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This infinite game

Posted on March 29, 2012 by dgermann

Elder Caring Law for me is about playing an infinite game with my clients, the infinite game of life and the purpose is to keep on playing it. :- Doug.

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Open reciprocity

Posted on March 27, 2012 by dgermann

The practice is about open reciprocity. We have some answers; you have others: together we paint the future. :- Doug.

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Law at play

Posted on March 26, 2012 by dgermann

We move beyond law as business to law at play. :- Doug.

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Imagine conversing with your family….

Posted on March 23, 2012 by dgermann

Imagine conversing with your family about the things brought up in considering your final chapter. Think of the specific people you’d want to talk with. Who would be easiest to talk with? Where would you be? How would you start? … Continue reading →

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Beyond death as failure?

Posted on March 22, 2012 by dgermann

How could we, today, here, work to change our cultural view from death as failure, to something wiser and more human? :- Doug.

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Hear Doug on good medical decisions

Posted on March 21, 2012 by dgermann

Friends– On Tuesday I had the pleasure of being on Dale Carter’s Blog Talk Radio show to converse about “How to Help Your Aging Parent with Crisis Medical Decisions.” The program was recorded, and you can listen to it here: … Continue reading →

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Families think together

Posted on March 17, 2012 by dgermann

Let’s help our family think together about ways to live more fully as family. Nursing homes are not storage bins; long-term care is not all or even mostly about money and disease: these are places people live, and we can … Continue reading →

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Deeper with Alzheimer’s

Posted on March 15, 2012 by dgermann

How do we get to the deeper with a elder, say in an Alzheimer’s setting? What do they love, what did they love, what would make them more comfortable? Brandy on the gums, a grandchild’s hug, a song to sing, … Continue reading →

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Video: family overriding your wishes

Posted on March 14, 2012 by dgermann

Here is a 12-minute video showing what can happen if your family does not understand your health care wishes: When family overrides your wishes: video and article. What do you think? What would you want done? If you were the … Continue reading →

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Things to consider with my family:

Posted on March 14, 2012 by dgermann

Things to consider with my family: • Whom do I have to hug? Whom do I have to call? Take a break now and call them. Tell them you love them; tell them you want to talk about these things … Continue reading →

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Each death informs us so

Posted on March 13, 2012 by dgermann

Each death informs us so Life is a many plaited thing No prior answer is good for now :- Doug.

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bigger work for doctor, lawyer

Posted on March 11, 2012 by dgermann

There is a bigger work for the doctor here. And for the lawyer. Beyond being a good technician. You in your role and I in mine can meet people and support them in what has meaning for them. We can … Continue reading →

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Much bigger than medical treatment

Posted on March 10, 2012 by dgermann

The end of life conversation is much bigger than medical treatment. It has to do with coming together and with people doing the work of dying and with people doing the work of living. The medical has to do with … Continue reading →

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Healthcare as easily changed as….

Posted on March 9, 2012 by dgermann

Seems to me that the word “care” has been taken over by the marketing people and the politicians, so that it now has a commercial character to it. My guess is that the doctors and nurses practicing in the 1950s … Continue reading →

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