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What’s in Your…DNA?When we look close enough, it’s amazing how much is passed down from generation to generation at the smallest physiological level - - in our DNA. Of course, there are obvious things recorded and transmitted in our DNA like hair, eye and skin color, height, body shape, and even general personality. But, there are also less obvious inherited attributes - - like interests and talents - - that seem to appear in younger generations, almost out of nowhere, as time goes by (and that we often miss unless we pay very close attention).
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"What's in Your DNA?" - February 2019 Newsletter"What's in Your DNA?" By Philip Kavesh, Attorney When we look close enough, it's amazing how much is passed down from generation to generation at the smallest physiological level - - in our DNA.
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"Thank You, January!"This is one in a series of articles reminiscing about growing up in small town America in the 50's and 60's... I hated January! I was a skinny kid, without much natural insulation, so the grey, cold days of January back East were about my least liked ones of the entire year. January was downright dreary, a letdown after the festive holidays of December were gone, the cheerful lights adorning the neighborhood houses came down and a nice, long vacation ended with the inevitable trudge back to school.
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"Thank You, January!" - January 2019 NewsletterThis is one in a series of articles reminiscing about growing up in small town America in the 50's and 60's... I hated January! I was a skinny kid, without much natural insulation, so the grey, cold days of January back East were about my least liked ones of the entire year. January was downright dreary, a letdown after the festive holidays of December were gone, the cheerful lights adorning the neighborhood houses came down and a nice, long vacation ended with the inevitable trudge back to school.
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"My Phone Is Driving Me Crazy!" - December 2018 NewsletterNo doubt, the invention of the mobile (or "cell") phone and its new offspring, the computer-in-your-hand (or "smart" phone), are ingenious technological advances that improve our lives in many ways. But they can also drive us crazy, or at least that's what my smart phone has done to me!
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"My Phone Is Driving Me Crazy!"No doubt, the invention of the mobile (or "cell") phone and its new offspring, the computer-in-your-hand (or "smart" phone), are ingenious technological advances that improve our lives in many ways. But they can also drive us crazy, or at least that's what my smart phone has done to me!
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Parents: Help Your Children Now To Make an Important Decision Affecting Your Future - November 2018 NewsletterMany readers responded to my last article, "They Tried to Steal Mom's Money," (click here to read) where I described in detail how my Mom's long-term nursing care insurance carrier attempted to wrongfully deny coverage upon her admission to an assisted living facility. One compelling follow up question I received was, "How did you go about choosing the care facility that was the best fit for your Mom?"
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Parents: Help Your Children Now To Make an Important Decision Affecting Your FutureMany readers responded to my last article, "They Tried to Steal Mom's Money," (click here to read) where I described in detail how my Mom's long-term nursing care insurance carrier attempted to wrongfully deny coverage upon her admission to an assisted living facility. One compelling follow up question I received was, "How did you go about choosing the care facility that was the best fit for your Mom?"
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They Tried to Steal Mom’s Money!Let me just take a deep breath for a moment and calm myself down. Maybe “steal” is too strong a word. So how about instead I call this article, “They Tried to Cheat Mom Out of Her Money”? You be the judge.
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They Tried to Steal Mom's Money! - October 2018 NewsletterLet me just take a deep breath for a moment and calm myself down. Maybe "steal" is too strong a word. So how about instead I call this article, "They Tried to Cheat Mom Out of Her Money"? You be the judge.
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Your DocuBank Card can now hold your Medical SnapshotAs a client of our firm, you received a DocuBank Emergency Card when you completed or upgraded your estate plan. We gave you this card to protect you. With it, your doctors can get immediate access to your important “Advanced Health Care Directive” and “HIPAA Authorization”, and enable your appointed health decision maker to step in immediately and handle critical decisions when you no longer can. DocuBank has added a new feature to the Card that we want to bring to your attention.
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Refinancing a Real Estate Mortgage? Watch Out!Two of the main reasons you set up your Living Trust (or probably should) are to avoid a court procedure called Conservatorship when you're incapacitated and another called Probate when you pass away. Both threaten unwanted interference into your and your loved ones' personal matters, as well as lots of red tape, delays, expenses and the exposure of your private business to unscrupulous third parties.