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Marbles Brain Store: The Best Brain for Your Buck

Jul 29, 2009

Marbles store owner Lindsay Gaskins and her team are committed to helping brains age well. And they have a lot of fun doing it! Each of the brain games they sell in their store serves a specific purpose and benefits a specific part of the brain. “The whole concept for the store came out of the idea that there are new developments in science saying that if you exercise your brain you can stave off Alzheimer’s—you can live better and longer.”

Marbles Brain Store: Playing for Keeps!

Jul 22, 2009

written by Catherine Law, with Rick Law Most of us think that the only thing we have to worry about as our brains age is memory loss. If you ask your doctor, he’ll tell you that there are different aspects to what we think of as memory: critical thinking, cognitive reserve, auditory processing… it’s enough […]

Honor Flight Network

Jul 20, 2009

Rick Niksic of our office recently discovered the nonprofit Honor Flight Network, which has the privilege of giving our veterans a special tribute for their service to our country. Honor Flight transports veterans, especially senior veterans or those with failing health, to Washington, D.C. to visit their memorials — but it’s much more than that. […]

The Vietnam Vet Assassin

Jul 16, 2009

A substance known as Agent Orange (AO) is still killing Vietnam veterans after all these years. If you know and love a Vietnam War veteran, this post has important information that should be forwarded to everyone who “had boots on the ground” in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. In June I was speaking in Atlanta […]

The Happy Bottom Family Trust

Jul 09, 2009

Meet Gladys Kaminski, a real sparkler! My daughter, attorney Diana Law, insisted that I come into the conference room to meet Gladys. When Gladys enters a room, merriment walks in with her. We exchanged laugh-filled greetings, and then I asked Gladys why she wanted us to do her estate protection planning. She quickly responded, “I […]

The Wedding Singer Loves Seniors!

Jul 01, 2009

They say that when you meet a person, you know neither who they really are nor the path they have walked. I am grateful to introduce you to a very inspiring young leader, Jeremy Amster, a wedding singer and nursing home administrator. Recently I conducted my own personal investigation of Tower Hill Healthcare Center in […]

CMS Nursing Home Night Stalkers

Jun 25, 2009

This blog is not about strangers lurking in an alley. Nonetheless, nursing homes are routinely “invaded” in the wee hours and weekends, because they are subject to unannounced night and weekend visits by trained teams of Medicare inspectors. These snoopy night stalkers show up and “camp out” in the facility for days. These teams have […]

Leading Lawyers Network — Diana Law

Jun 20, 2009

Recently, Diana Law became the youngest attorney to be selected as a Leading Lawyer and was featured in the Network’s magazine. Read below to see the article as it appeared in the publication: Law Elder Law, LLP is dedicated to serving seniors and those who love them in the Chicagoland area. The firm deals daily […]

I Just Want the Old Me Back!

Jun 17, 2009

Her voice, once upbeat and positive, was filled with anguish and despair as she said, “I just had another nerve block treatment to try to stop this never-ending, excruciating pain—and I’m still in torment. In the blink of an eye, this disease totally changed my life. I feel like life as I knew it […]

Stop The Caregiver Revolving Door

Jun 10, 2009

How do you find and retain a great caregiver for a loved one with Alzheimer’s Disease? Many of our clients and client families struggle with disabilities and/or long-term diseases. The majority are impacted by the progressive dementia caused by Alzheimer’s Disease. Alzheimer’s often causes people to lose what my mother, Gloria, calls our “thin veneer […]

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