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When We Ignore History, We Do So At Our Peril
The other day I was cleaning out my office. (My wife was astounded). I have articles and clippings going back 15 years or more. In doing so, I ran across an article from the Sacramento Bee dated 3/8/2002. I told you I have old stuff. It is an article entitled “Farm...
Stress In The Emergency Room
Many of you have spent time in an emergency room. Some as the patient and some as the spouse, child or friend. It is a difficult time for everyone. In addition to the medical issues of life and death there are lesser issues of care, rehabilitation, and most of all,...
Hunt v. Kizer
The above is a famous court case in California. It is important to every person who is now or may be receiving Medi-Cal (MC) to pay for nursing home care. It deals with SOC which stands for “share of cost”. Let me give you an example. Fred is in a nursing home. He is...
A Story of Two Snakes
Someone sees a snake in the room. They turn to others and say “don’t worry it won’t bite you”. This is called denial. Another says there is no snake in the room, when in fact there is. This is called delusion. I use this illustration all the time to help people...
So Many Questions
Can you answer all of these for yourself, your spouse, your parent, your aging loved one? How many bank accounts, brokerage accounts, stocks, bonds, IRAs, 401(k), Life Insurance policies, annuities pensions and other financial instruments or products are there? Can...
Being Alone
What are the consequences and difficulties of “Being Alone”. First a few stats. About 1 in every person over 50 lives alone with no spouse, partner or living children. (U.S. Census)24% of persons age 71 and older, live alone.8.3% of all Baby Boomers feel alone.Social...
Recognizing A Stroke
Thank God for the sense to remember the '3' steps: S.T.R. Read and Learn! Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to...