On-Line Legal Forms for Wills, Medical Declarations and Trusts

When I first thought of creating a blog for my 9-Step program, I learned that I could add advertising and maybe earn a little money from this.  So I eagerly set up advertising areas on my blog and within 10 minutes, I had advertisers on my blog!  It was extremely easy!

Only problem with this is now I had on-line legal firms (and crematory companies!) advertising on my blog that I had no idea who they were or how reputable they were.  When you read my book, Planning, Preparing and Peace, Creating and Compiling Your Will and Other Essential Documents with Kay Diller, you'll see that I do not recommend using on-line, unknown legal firms to write your legal documents because you never really know what you are working with. This is too important an area in our lives to save a few dollars with these on-line, unknown legal firms. 

I believe that we need to deal with estate lawyers that we have researched and have first-hand knowledge about.  When you deal with reputable lawyers, yes, you will pay a little more money, but when it's time for these important legal documents to help you, they will work!  

Don't mess around with on-line legal firms...do your homework and hire one that works hard and smart for you.  You'll always be glad you did.

BTW, any advertisers that may show up on my site are companies and legal firms that I have personal information on and wholeheartedly approve of.  If you know of estate lawyers, insurance agents/brokers, or other people who can help during a medical emergency, let me know and I will do my research and will happily post their advertisements on my blog.

Until next time,

Kay

Taking care of aging parents

One story I have in my book applies to so many of us in the sandwich generation. We are still taking care of our children, either at home or at college, and our parents are beginning to need our help, too. See if this story applies to you:

         " John is aging, his health is failing, and his children are very concerned about his living alone. What happens if John falls and a neighbor calls 911? Who would know what medications John needs or had taken that day?  Who would know that John is allergic to a medication that gives him shingles?  And what about that heart condition that John has and the medication he takes that thins his blood?  Would anyone know that John cannot have a blood transfusion due to this medication?" 

                    Planning, Preparing and Peace, Page 88

I often hear from adult children who have an aging parent living at home alone and about the fears the children have about these circumstances.  Their concerns are very real about what could happen in an emergency.

Fortunately, documenting medical information and making it available for emergency resonse teams, as well as other medical care providers, is an easy task to complete with the worksheets I designed with all of us in mind.  

Simple worksheets are located at the end of my book and will be available soon on-line from my website (http://www.kaydiller.com) and were created with the idea that you would complete them based on your particular needs.  I'm sure you'll have other worksheets that you need that are not yet part of my collection - so if you have other ideas for worksheets, please be sure to let me know!

Taking care of aging parent is scary and difficult.  Please use my worksheets to help lesson your burden.  I spent many, many hours creating these worksheets so that should something happen, you will be as prepared as you can be.  

Until next time,


Kay