by David D. Nesbit, Esq. | Sep 14, 2020 | End of Life, Sentinel Articles
The first time I seriously though about body donation to science after death was when my parents finalized their estate plans and appointed me to be their primary agent. They explained how they wanted their bodies to be donated to science. Although previously I had...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Sep 9, 2020 | Aging, Sentinel Articles
I have a Stone Soup comic (https://www.stonesoupcartoons.com/) posted by my desk. In this two block strip, two older men are sitting on a park bench. One of the men states “They sat me down and said, ‘Pops, we need to talk about aging in place.’ ” In the...
by David D. Nesbit, Esq. | Aug 31, 2020 | End of Life, Sentinel Articles
Deciding what to do with the remains of a loved one can be a touchy subject, especially if the deceased’s only stated preference was to say “no muss no fuss,” which means different things to different people. While the topic of advance funeral planning is...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Aug 17, 2020 | Sentinel Articles
This month we are celebrating 100 years of women’s suffrage. It took almost 100 years of struggle until women finally obtained voting rights on August 18, 1920 with the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Women such as Elizabeth Cady...
by David D. Nesbit, Esq. | Aug 10, 2020 | Aging, Finances, Sentinel Articles
Get What’s Yours, was published on February 17, 2015, and explained how to exploit the “file and suspend” provisions of Social Security. We wrote about that here in November 2015. Congress changed Social Security late in 2015 to close the loopholes...
by David D. Nesbit, Esq. | Aug 3, 2020 | Health information, Sentinel Articles
As a child, before video games and central air conditioning, I would sometimes complain to my mother: “There’s nothing to do!” Since in any season I could ride my bike to the park and join in a pick-up game of some sport, my Mother would respond: “Go...
