by Kathy Lane | May 14, 2013 | Elder Law, Estate Planning
Yesterday, the Vermont House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill that will legalize doctor-assisted suicide. The State Senate had approved the measure previously. All that remains is for Governor Peter Shumlin to sign the bill and the Patient Choices at the...
by Kathy Lane | Apr 5, 2013 | Elder Law, Funerals
The other night, I was at the emergency room of our local hospital and overheard half of a phone conversation. Evidently, a relative had died of cancer within the last hour and there was no money available for a funeral. The person I could hear was lamenting...
by Kathy Lane | Jul 22, 2012 | Conservatorship, Durable Power of Attorney Form, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Health Care Power of Attorney, Living Will Form, Long Term Care, Other Financial Directives
A friend sent me this poem by a “Cranky Old Man”. It has a message that all of us should think about as we care for elderly or incapacitated family members. When an old man died in the geriatric ward of a nursing home in an Australian country town, it was...
by Kathy Lane | Apr 28, 2012 | Elder Law, Health Care Power of Attorney, Living Will Form, Long Term Care
This is Donate Life Month. It’s a good time to think about how you can help others. Just pledge to donate your organs, tissues and corneas to others when you die; by doing so, you may save up to eight lives and enhance the lives of many others. Did you know that as of...
by Kathy Lane | Aug 12, 2009 | Do Not Resucitate (DNR), Durable Power of Attorney Form, Elder Law, Health Care Agent, Health Care Power of Attorney, Living Will, Living Will Form, Long Term Care
In an effort to help DieSmart visitors become more educated about the significance of the proposed health care reform legislation, DieSmart will aggregate and post articles from a variety of sources for your review. Health Debate Isn’t About Health –...
by Kathy Lane | Jul 21, 2009 | Caregiver, conservator, Conservatorship, Durable Power of Attorney Form, Elder Law, Health Care Agent
Vicki Iovine: Girlfriends’ Guide To Parenting Your Parents: They Are So Hard To Discipline. I only have one parent left out of two biologicals and two in-laws and I cherish her, honestly, I do. But after this week, I’m dangerously close to taking up...
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