I need a miracle i need a 4 bedroom house to keep in 90 days?

Posted July 31st, 2008

valerie r asked: I’ve asked this question before and received beautiful conventional answers. Now for you out of the box thinkers or people who know people . Help me. I am a dedicated loving CPS worker with a disabled brother that I take care of and a bright straight A student son. [...]

Caring for an elderly grandparent?

Posted July 31st, 2008

hotmomma asked: My grandmother is 81 and cannot live alone anymore. I am very close to her and love her to death, but she doesn’t drive and is becoming more and more forgetful everday. Me and my husband are in the process of buying a new home and was thinking about getting a bigger house [...]

middle income and alternative to geriatric care managers?

Posted July 28th, 2008

kjv asked: middle income elderly parent in frail health can’t get any social service after paying taxes for 40 years. any alternatives, family members can’t give up their jobs to care for family members with chronic diseases who live for years.MN Elder Law Services

Why do parents try to find reasons for theiri unhappiness in their children?

Posted July 26th, 2008

Nubia asked: As an adult child (with no children of my own), my mother has always treated me as if her happiness and self-worth is determined by my success (of course, my sucess is defined in *HER* terms, not mine.) So most of my life, my grades, performance in college, salary in jobs, type of [...]

why when even worshiping our Lord and trying to to service to the community there is always the ?

Posted July 14th, 2008

jeepactivities asked: I love my church,my pastor,congregation.My daughter and I try to serve by helping with United Way Christmas Care kids.I am upset that an elder dared to call my daughter and say there must be a better way to run the program,doubted the info,criticized even writing in pencil! It takes alot of work [...]

How can one find out the rating of a LTC insurer? By rating, I mean how hard is it to collect when qualified?

Posted July 14th, 2008

daninreno asked: A recent article in the NY Times illustrates how Long Term Care insurers scam the elderly by finding reasons not to pay off on LTC insurance when the time comes that the elderly need support. I want to know if there is anything like a consumer’s report that rates insurers on paying [...]

Do you get along well with your sibling?

Posted July 13th, 2008

joseph asked: I have a sibling. She is my elder sister. It is difficult for me to communicate with her. We don’t get along well with each other. I don’t think the reason lies on my side.She is not considerate. She doesn’t care my feelings. She always says that I am incapable compared with what [...]

Elderly help?

Posted July 11th, 2008

2jaxx asked: I have just moved to St. Louis to care for my elderly mom (79).We have not been able to find local assistence, as I am from out of town ( LA). How ironic is that?
Anyone in the Midwest have any help. please.
Merci beau coup!MN Elder Law Services

In the Mormon faith, do children have God Parents? How are the “God Parents” decided on?

Posted July 10th, 2008

Angie C asked: My friends are Mormon, and they have asked another Mormon couple to be what I would call a God Parent, to take care of their children should anything happen to them. I asked them why they did not pick my husband and I, in which they replied that Mormons do not have [...]

Opinions about low-wage workers?

Posted July 8th, 2008

riley715 asked: How do you think booming national and international chains — restaurants, hotels, retail outlets, cleaning services, and elder-care facilities — affect the treatment and aspirations of low-wage workers?…any first-hand experiences that have influenced your decisions…etcMN Elder Law Services