By CK Wilde for 3GenFamily Blog This is Part One in a two part series about recognizing the signs of dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease so that aging family members can get the help they need. By the time Lita Baker came to see Dr. Susan Steen, Lita, a frail woman in her 80s, was already [...]
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When Adult Siblings Fight–6 Steps To Heal The Hurt
The court reporter was readying her equipment while waiting for the next case to begin. The bailiff brought in the defendant. The court reporter glanced up to see the next man on trial. Imagine the her shock to see that the defendant being brought into criminal court was her mother’s court appointed guardian! This man was accused of embezzling [...]
Is It Time for an Estate Planning Checkup for Your Parents or You?
Is your family like most others? Have your parents (or you) done some estate planning (see below for resources) and then filed the documents away to gather dust and cobwebs until they are needed? Why do I ask? Because if an illness or accident suddenly happened, you just might discover that those documents are out of [...]
When Should You Get a Living Will for Your Parent?
One of the Yahoo Groups I regularly read has had an ongoing discussion about health care in the USA. One of the posts talked about the need for a medical power of attorney or Living Will as it’s sometimes called. K lives in New England. She told us what happened when her mother, who did [...]
