Blog - Part 2

Seniors and Their Medication

March 6, 2012

“>allaboutestates, March 6, 2012 by Audrey Miller: I was going to blog about the delisting of OxyContin however the topic of seniors and pain medications is of greater concern. Many seniors are over medicated and perhaps just as many may be under medicated. The issue is one that requires a fine balance; being sufficiently medicated [...]

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The Older Driver Part 2

February 27, 2012

Allaboutestates. Written on February 27, 2012 – 7:07 am | by Audrey Miller On January 5, 2012, I previously blogged on issues confronting the older driver and ways family members may be able to intervene. A few days ago, Ontario’s transportation minister indicated that he expects drivers with dementia will face tough new rules within [...]

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“Birds Do It, Bees Do It, Even Educated Fleas Do It, Let’s Fall In Love (Cole Porter)

February 17, 2012

All About Estates, Feb 16, 2012: by Audrey Miller With Valentine’s day behind us, romance and sex continue to be alive and well. The baby boomers are getting older and while 60 has become the new 40, and 75 the new 60, healthy sex continues to be a favorite topic. However it may still be [...]

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Help for your Aging Clients- an estate law firm’s perspective

February 10, 2012

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Whaley Estate Litigation The issue of aging parents is something that will affect us all at some point. Are they safe enough to be living alone? How can we be sure that the care they are receiving meets their needs? While we do not want to see that our [...]

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Mental Illness is NOT Contagious

February 8, 2012

Written on Feb 8, 2012, by Audrey Miller at allaboutestates.ca. Today Bell Canada is supporting mental health awareness with their “Let’s Talk Campaign”. While mental health week in Canada is May 7- 13, 2012 , Bell has opted to talk openly about mental illness with the hope of reducing stigma so that people can get [...]

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Hospitals Are Not Good Places For Sick People

January 31, 2012

allaboutestates, Written on January 31, 2012 – 7:43 am | by Audrey Miller There is a Canadian wide shortage of hospital beds and a Canadian wide philosophy to move people through the system as quickly as possible. I had previously blogged on the emotional issues of bed blockers which continues to make headlines. This focus [...]

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Do you work out of the town and are worried about your aging parents?

January 23, 2012

Moved out of the country and left your aging parents behind? Worried about taking that promotion? Not sure how your aging mother will manage if you move to another city? Travel required for work, your parents need you and you are the only child? When caring for a parent or aging loved one becomes more [...]

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Did You Remember? January is still Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

January 23, 2012

Written on January 23, 2012 – 7:49 am | by Audrey Miller, allaboutestates.ca: January continues with Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. While I fear that this will be the largest medical challenge we will be facing over the next many years, we are not well prepared. Most of us are in denial. We don’t want to acknowledge [...]

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