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The Tough Question: Move In With Your Aging Parent?

Hello again. Carolyn and Mikol here. We hope you are enjoying the beginning of spring and this time of renewal.  Mikol and I have recently moved our offices to new, brighter and better space and we're feeling very renewed!  Wouldn't you agree that there is nothing like disposing of junk…
Mikol Davis
April 9, 2012
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How to Handle Money for Aging Loved Ones

How to Handle Money for Aging Loved Ones ..downloadable E-Book $9.95 How to Handle Money for Aging Loved Ones $9.99 Volume 6 of this series gives any person responsible for handling money for an aging loved one solid tips on how to do the job correctly and legally. Don't know…
Mikol Davis
November 29, 2011
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The Boomers Guide to Aging Parents: The Complete Guide

The Boomers Guide To Aging Parents, The Complete Guide.......$39.95 If you have more worries than handling money for aging loved ones, and your aging parent is creating frustration in other areas of life, find answers in The Complete Guide. You don't need to stay frustrated with a parent refusing help,…
Mikol Davis
November 29, 2011
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Avoid the Number One Mistake With Your Healthcare Directive

Before I started in this work, consulting with elders, mediating family disputes, and writing about what I’ve learned, I didn’t have a healthcare directive. Hey, I was in my 50’s, healthy, and expected to live a long time. (I still expect that!). It could wait. But once I began to…
Mikol Davis
November 14, 2011
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A Sure-Fire Strategy To Calm Family Conflicts

We’ve all experienced them. Family conflicts can be some of the most emotionally painful of all. The struggles we have with aging parents are coming up for more of us Boomers because we are getting older. Our parents are living longer and longer. Research shows us that most Boomers still…
Mikol Davis
November 5, 2011
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Spouse On Spouse Neglect: Are We Seeing More Of It?

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 SPOUSE ON SPOUSE NEGLECT: Are We Seeing More Of It? In Wilmington, Delaware, 80-year-old Shirley Wilson was convicted at a jury trial of abusing and neglecting her 82-year-old husband, a stroke victim, by taking him out of the nursing home where…
Mikol Davis
November 3, 2011
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Elder Mediation: A Way Out For Families At War?

When Siblings Are Stuck in Disagreement Carolyn L. Rosenblatt, R.N., B.S.N., Attorney This is a case study of a real situation, though the names and details are changed to protect confidentiality. Two sisters are arguing and in extended conflict about the care of their mother. One sibling, a middle aged…
Mikol Davis
November 3, 2011
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Holidays and Aging Parents

Holidays and Aging Parents By Carolyn L. Rosenblatt, R. N., Attorney at Law, and Dr. Mikol S. Davis If you live a distance from your parents, and you don’t see them but a few times a year, the holidays can be especially stressful. Never mind that the family may already…
Mikol Davis
November 3, 2011
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Is 87 Years Old Too Old To Travel

Is 87 Years Old Too Old to Travel? Alice, a seasoned traveler who is now a widow and has mobility issues, wasn’t sure. She loved to go on cruises, which she had been doing for some 50 years. However, she had always gone with her husband, who was also an…
Mikol Davis
November 3, 2011