by Julie Hall | Feb 13, 2012 | Plan Ahead, The Estate Lady Blog, Vultures
If you read last week’s blog, this title sounds like a contradiction to that article. Read on, and you’ll understand how parents can protect themselves and prepare their belongings for distribution without exploitation. In my work of helping seniors...
by Julie Hall | Feb 6, 2012 | Protect your Parents, The Estate Lady Blog, Vultures
Your parents, especially those who live alone, are vulnerable to scams and schemes for three reasons. First, seniors tend to be trusting. They also may be lonely and sometimes distant from those who can protect them. Senior parents are also vulnerable because they...
by Julie Hall | Jan 30, 2012 | Care for Yourself, The Estate Lady, The Estate Lady Blog
I’ve always been a people watcher. My attention was drawn to a young lady wearing the most obscene pair of shoes. The heels were sky-high and the toes were so pointy, I could feel the gout pain flaring up in my own big toe and bunion. I watched her walk with...
by Julie Hall | Jan 23, 2012 | Care for Yourself, Lessons Learned from Seniors, The Estate Lady Blog
It’s never an easy thing, searching for the positive when “you know what” is hitting the fan. Lately, a lot of it is hitting the fan for everyone I know. If it isn’t one thing, we get slapped down by another. So the thought occurred to me,...
by Julie Hall | Jan 16, 2012 | Grief, The Estate Lady, The Estate Lady Blog
“Please Take Care of This for Me” – borrowed from Robert N. Test, author “The day will come when my body will lie determined by doctors to be without life. When that happens, do not attempt to instill artificial life into my body by the use of...
