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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 […]
A Wonderful Death
Apr 08, 2009
Celebrating New Year’s Day after a kayak run on the Fox River, I was just about knocked to the floor when I overheard someone say, “I’ve seen some wonderful deaths.” When I recovered from hearing this statement and recognized the sparkling eyes of the nurse who said it, I asked if I could meet with her at another time to learn about “wonderful deaths.”
Feather The Nest With A TLC Trust
Nov 14, 2008
What do you do if you’re an elderly parent still caring for a disabled child who can’t care for him or herself? Last week I wrote about “empty nesters” who have never really had an empty nest. These are parents of children with disabilities such as autism, cerebral palsy, hearing loss, mental retardation, vision impairment, […]
83 Years Old and Never an Empty-Nester
Nov 07, 2008
My wife and I have almost reached the empty-nester stage. We look forward to that event with excitement, and a little anxiety too. We have raised four children, ranging in age from 32 to 17. After such a long run in parenting minors, it’s time to move on to that more senior stage referred to […]
Trapped! The Plight of the Caregiver
Oct 10, 2008
Recently, when friend and “founder” Luise May visited our office, Shawn Hunt and I sat down to ask about her experience as a caregiver for her Alzheimer’s–affected husband over the past nine years. Our goal was to further understand the feelings and experiences of the people our firm strives to help–those serving as caregivers for […]
Care for the Caregivers
Sep 17, 2008
I received a phone call the other day–a call from a person who is sinking. Not from an elderly client himself or herself–but from the caregiver child. In my office “the kids” don’t play with Barbie or G.I. Joe anymore. They vary in age from 30 to 80. If mom or dad are in their […]
Women Carry the Weight of Long-Term Care
Sep 12, 2008
Nationwide evidence tells us that the long-term care burden overwhelmingly falls on the women of the family. In their youth men are generally physically stronger than women, but as they age they decline more quickly. Compounding the problem, men often cling to a machismo that causes them to deny their own mortality and to under-appreciate […]
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Law Elder Law helped with all of it! From the minute we walked out of our first meeting, we knew we (and he) were in good hands. We could not have possibly navigated all that had to be done without their expertise.”
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