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Fit, Wit, & With It!
Jun 04, 2009
At a recent Alzheimer’s Association event in Chicago, I was surprised to learn that we can make lifestyle choices that can push back against the effects of Alzheimer’s Disease. Dr. David Bennett of Rush Medical Center reported that based on yearly interviews and later autopsy of participants in the 2,400 person Religious Orders Studies, there are people who have the Alzheimer’s Disease cerebral plaques and tangles but do not experience AD dementia, and/or have a delayed rate of decline.
Special Needs Alliance/Autism Society of America convention 2009
Jun 01, 2009
Rick Law served alongside other Special Needs Alliance attorneys, Brian Rubin (IL), King Self (TN), and Jim Caffry (Vermont) at the July 2009 national convention of the Autism Society of America. Special Needs Alliance is a national organization of attorneys dedicated to the special legal needs of children and adults with special needs due to chronic […]
Jonathan Johnson Named Chairman of Provena Pineview Advisory Board
Jun 01, 2009
Jonathan Johnson of Law Elder Law, LLP has served on the advisory board at Provena Pineview Care Center in St. Charles for the past four years. As of 2009, he was appointed Chairman of the Board. The group celebrated in May by having a pancake breakfast, where Jonathan took on another role: pancake server. “I […]
Wrongful Resuscitation
May 27, 2009
Often, older adults have told me stories of doctors and/or hospital staff who ignored the refusal of life-prolonging care wishes of a now-deceased loved one. They tell me that they had insisted that their loved one did not want life-prolonging treatment, but nonetheless a doctor ordered feeding tubes, ventilators, and other life-prolonging measures. I have wondered—is this fear of wrongful resuscitation real or imagined? The short answer appears to be that the fear is real.
Healthy Living Through Healthy Thinking
May 20, 2009
How we think about things will then determine our actions and our reactions. Our actions and reactions will change our circumstances for the better or for the worse. The bottom line is that we have the power to change our lives by choosing to improve our thinking and responding. We have personal responsibility for choosing our thoughts and our actions.
Improving Seminar Quality
May 20, 2009
Law Elder Law is constantly trying to find new ways to serve the community. Recently, Rick Niksic, our education and outreach director, and Zachary Hesselbaum, Esq. decided we would move our seminars up to Continuing Education (CE) quality. They submitted a seminar topic on advanced directives “Shadow of Schiavo,” to the Illinois Nurses Association and […]
The Coming Victory Over Alzheimer’s
May 13, 2009
Last weekend I was blessed to attend the Chicago preview showing of the HBO special documentary entitled “The Alzheimer’s Project.” This is an exciting joint project of the Alzheimer’s Association and HBO which is designed to give us all new insight and hope that we can push back against Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). For those of […]
Widow With A Living Husband
May 08, 2009
I recently heard a moving story from a widow who had served as her husband’s primary caregiver for sixteen years. She spoke with both passion and pain, describing her caregiving sojourn as “the loneliest time of my life.” For this reason, she wanted to speak out and be an encouragement to others who might be […]
Huntington’s Disease: Hope for a Cure!
May 01, 2009
Last week I wrote about my experience attending the Illinois State Conference for Huntington’s Disease, the Huntington’s Disease memory quilt, and the Team Hope Walk for a Cure on May 17th, in which I and many of my firm members will be taking part. This week I want to share more about the specifics of […]
Diana Law Named Outstanding New Lawyer by Kane County Bar Association
May 01, 2009
During the Annual Membership Dinner and Awards Ceremony on June 14, 2007, at Eagle Brook Golf Club, a young attorney was presented with the “Outstanding New Lawyer Award”. Diana Law, of Law Elder Law was this year’s honoree. KCBA Board Member Pat Kinnally nominated Diana Law. She has been a lawyer and a member of […]
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