January 23, 2021

January 9, 2021

Cousins Dropping Knowledge Speak with Elder Law Attorney

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CDK has a fascinating conversation with Attorney Karren Pope as she shares heartbreaking stories of families without the proper documentation and the need for all of us to be prepared for death and dying especially during this time of COVID.

She shares with us information that we all need to know about this area of law and about life, living, and relationships.

If you do not have a Last Will and Testament, Living Will and Financial Power of Attorney why not?



December 26, 2020

End of 2020 & Ready for 2021

I guess I don't feel like most people do about 2020.  

Most people feel like this has been the worse year ever. I don't feel that way.  

I feel like it has given people time to reassess what is most important.  

I'm not interested in going back "the way it was".  I'm looking for something better.  A better way to live, eat, play and work. I've worked from home most of 2020 and enjoyed it.  I'm not interested in going back into the office. I don't see the need to.  I've not watched what I've eaten and exercise has fallen off but I know how to jump start both of them and I'm looking forward to it. 

June 16, 2020

Two More One-On-One Black Folder Sessions

I am finding that maybe these sessions need to be one-on-one.  

I had a session with two young people (young to me) in their 30's and 40's and doing it one-on-one was great.

It was interesting allowing each of them to process the questions in their own way. 

It was interesting seeing how the questions impacted them. 

June 5, 2020

Chemo Port Removal

June 5, 2020 

On this day the end of the cancer process came.  Almost a year later, removal of the port. 

2 days prior - Took the Corona Virus test. Test came back negative. 

Day of Port Removal...
  • 6 a.m.         Wait and register
  • 6:15            Prep, vital signs (my blood pressure was lower than I've ever seen it, very low,         115/70), change clothes, remove jewelry and wait.
  • 7:15           Surgeon comes in and I signed the consent and he initials on my body near the port.
  • 7:30           Wheeled into the operating room and was awake the entire time. 
      • They put my right arm straight out and my left arm was pin to my side.  I realize what a straight jacket must feel like
      • They put a grounding pad on my thigh because some type of electricity would be used