Category Archives: Family
Hear the lessons
Hence, a lot of thinking about what that transformation might be. My clients can guide me, ought to be the guides. But we can do more, much more for them, than simply the technical grunt work of the Medicaid application. … Continue reading
Family to be?
What do you want your family to do? Whom do you want your family to be? :- Doug.
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Things we ignore
The things we ignore as attorneys—the feelings, the desire to have the family get along, etc—are the main event for the client and her family. We could help. :- Doug.
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More life in time together
More life out of their days, out of the time they have together—this is something we can help find. :- Doug.
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No, I don’t do Wills
No, I don’t do Wills. Unless you mean counseling with people on how they might best help their family and community with what they leave behind—and especially how. :- Doug.
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Want to live their love
People want to live their love when someone needs help in age. I can help these people. :- Doug.
Family resources?
What are the resources of your family? What strengths does each bring to this challenging time? Who is adding friction? What weaknesses do we need to shore up? :- Doug.
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Needs we cannot
Feeling inadequate, overwhelmed, anxious, and the like are some of the harder parts of having a close one whose needs we cannot alleviate. :- Doug.
Acknowledge validate
We acknowledge and validate. :- Doug.
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Felt quality of lives
We are improving the felt quality of clients’ lives—and of their families. :- Doug.
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Essential for Dad?
What is the essential thing for Dad and for the family in the face of Dad’s life as it is now? Essential for Dad: medical care? Custodial care? Working through the 47 things and perhaps spiritual or religious or psychological … Continue reading
Anything less?
Is there anything less I can do for you? :- Doug.
Makes us less free
Retaliation makes us less free. :- Doug.
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A time when you loved me
There was a time when you loved me that time I think is a long now includes it does this now just this week you were on a trip you called me every day we didn’t know what to say … Continue reading
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