Saturday, December 31, 2016

"New rules to limit Medi-Cal 'death fees' " The Orange County Register

"If you're a Medi-Cal enrollee and want a list of medical expenses to date that may be subject to an estate recovery claim, you can submit a request once a year to the state by filling out Form 4017, which will cost $5 after Jan. 1. You can find that form at http://bit.ly/2hdWfa0.
And if you're 55 or over, please talk with a lawyer who specializes in estate planning or elder law and is familiar with Medi-Cal estate recovery. Or reach out to groups like McGinnis' for guidance (www.canhr.org or 800-474-1116).
Craig, whose mother pa..."

http://m.ocregister.com/articles/cal-739893-says-medi.html

Thursday, October 6, 2016

THANK GOD! "Humans Have Reached Their Lifespan Limit, Researchers Say " CBS Philly

who wants to live that long anyways really I mean do you love the world so much that you want to stay here that much longer? Love God, not the world, but love one another also [agape]

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2016/10/06/humans-have-reached-their-lifespan-limit-researchers-say/

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Monday, August 29, 2016

MAN BORN IN 1870 SAYS HES HAD ENOUGH "Longest living human says he is ready for death at 145" - NZ Herald

Thoughts prayers... Hope he knows Jesus
"
But despite his incredible longevity, Mr Gotho says he has little wish to remain on this earth much longer.
"What I want is to die. My grandchildren are all independent," he told local media this week.
Mr Gotho has..."

http://mobile.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.php?c_id=2&objectid=11701334&ref=rss

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Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Justice: "77-year-old woman fights back against teenage robber" [& wins]

"
AUGUST 2016 • 12:15PM
77-year-old Winifred Peel, from Bromborough in Wirral, was using a local cash machine in April this year when she was targeted by a gang..."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/17/77-year-old-woman-fights-back-against-teenage-robber/

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Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Wow! "Clock stops when elderly couple dies minutes apart - Story" | WNYW

"Family members of a South Dakota couple who died just minutes apart say the clock on the wall stopped running as the couple died.
Henry and Jeanette..."

http://www.fox5ny.com/news/187051960-story

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Tuesday, May 31, 2016

"LIFT: helping believers care for the elderly "- Mission Network News

"
One key facet of LIFT is the entire body of believers' involvement in caring for the elderly. Though there are government programs that serve these people, Lothamer says Christians have an obligation to step up as well.
"As we look through the scriptures,..."
https://www.mnnonline.org/news/lift-helping-believers-care-for-the-elderly/

Vk

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Yes! "Pastor John Piper: Christians Should Choose Burial over Cremation "- Christian News Headlines

"
"resurrection glory."
"Burial," Piper continued, is thus equated to "sowing the seed of the body," and "is the biblical picture of belief in the resurrection of the body."
Piper also says that cremation can be viewed as anti-biblical due to the Bible's many references to hell and evil being associated with fire.
"The use of fire to ...."
http://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/pastor-john-piper-christians-should-choose-burial-over-cremation.html

Vk

Friday, April 22, 2016

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

"Hearts really can 'break' after death of loved one -" UPI.com

"...a new study suggests.
Risk of atrial fibrillation -- a quivering or irregular heartbeat that can cause stroke and heart disease -- was 41 percent higher among people mourning the death of their partner, compared to others who are not grieving,..."

http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2016/04/06/Hearts-really-can-break-after-death-of-loved-one/5851459951726/

Vk

Monday, April 4, 2016

DISTURBING "FBI: Hospice Owner Told Nurses to Make Patients 'Go Bye-Bye'"

This is what were also afraid of now that assisted suicide becomes prevalent in Oregon & California and probably other states very soon. You can expect doctors and caregivers to pressure elderly people to request assisted suicide.
....
http://www.newser.com/story/222842/fbi-hospice-owner-told-nurses-to-make-patients-go-bye-bye.html

"Health-care providers do not necessarily make more money for longer hospice stays.
That's because hospices are subject to an "aggregator cap," which limits Medicare and Medicaid payments based on the yearly average hospice stay, the FBI said...."
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/FBI-Frisco-Hospice-Owner-Directed-Nurses-to-Overdose-Patients-373933951.html
Vk

Sunday, April 3, 2016

THAT'S NOT RIGHT "100-year-old woman booted from her Palm Desert home"

"...
Heller, a Coachella Valley resident who was born in 1915, was evicted from her Palm Desert apartment during a brief trial at the Palm Springs courthouse on Friday morning. Despite reluctance voiced by both the judge and the plaintiff's attorney, Heller was ordered out of her home, and told to pay $616 in prorated rent and more than $800 in court and attorney's ..."

http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/crime_courts/2016/04/01/elderly-woman-evicted-trial/82527874/

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Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Monday, March 14, 2016

FOR GRANDPARENTS WHO PRAY (for their grandchildren)


"
Million Praying Grandparents (MPG) is a
campaign mobilizing Christian
grandparents worldwide to regularly and
intentionally pray for their
grandchildren, families, and the
influences in their grandchildren's lives..."


http://www.grandparentsdayofprayer.com/mpg

Saturday, February 27, 2016

"97-Year-Old Woman Sues to Keep From Being Evicted "| Newser Mobile

"This month, Kantz's attorney told Hatch and her 85-year-
old roommate to vacate within 60 days. Kantz previously
told the San Francisco Chronicle that he felt terrible
about evicting the women but had no choice given that
the agreement..."

http://m.newser.com/story/221238/97-year-old-woman-sues-to-keep-from-being-evicted.html

Monday, February 22, 2016

HaHa,'DIDN'T THINK I WOULD LIVE TO SEE A COLORED PRESIDENT': "Why the 106-year-old woman who danced with Obama was so happy to see a black President"

REFRESHING OLD SCHOOL LANGUAGE,NOT COUCHED IN POLITICAL CORRECTNESS. I like the word "colored". Now we say "people of color". Isn't white a color?
"
"I've never met a President," she wrote. "I didn't
think I would live to see a Colored President
because I was born in the South and didn't think it
would happen. I am so happy and I would love to
meet you and your family if I could..."

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/virginia-mclaurin-video-barack-obama-michelle-white-house-106-year-old-woman-a6888896.html