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...illness I had, and I wanted to have a will and a living will." Michaels, 71, had read in the paper that the City University of New York (CUNY) had an elder-law clinic. "They came here to my home to help me," she says, still amazed. "The professor was very concerned about me, that I couldn't get to my phone, that I was bedridden. He came back with a long extension wire and put it on the phone." They also took care of her legal problems. Admits Michaels: "I was very, very skeptical and pessimistic about lawyers...
Many elder clients are going through a tough time of life. Their children may live out of town; their spouses may be deceased. They may be struggling with illness or incapacity. Says Kate Mewhinney, a clinical professor at the Wake Forest University School of Law: "We had a woman here this week who said, 'I wake up in the middle of the night worrying about if I have to go into a nursing home.' She's 79, very healthy. She said, 'I really worry. Will I lose everything? Will I lose my home? Where do I stand in terms...
Indeed, planning ahead is one of the things elder-law attorneys do best. "People should review whatever estate planning they've already done," suggests Joseph Rosenberg, a law professor at CUNY and supervising attorney of its elder-law clinic. "If they have wills, they should review them; if they don't have wills, they should probably consult an attorney. People can sign advanced health-care directives, such as health-care proxies or living wills, which let you appoint an agent to make decisions for you if you're unable...
...requires a certain commitment of time and money, and it can also be pretty complex," says John Hood, a retired physics professor and member of the 200-strong First Weedwackers Aero Squadron in Lakeside, Calif. "The older guys have the time to pursue it really vigorously...
...whom would Casey, soul of the Series, be rooting this week? "Whoever was paying him," says Creamer. "I suspect that would be the Mets, still trotting him out at 110." They would prop him up on the mound, and the Old Professor would peer in at the Yankees bench. After a dramatic pause, he would flagrantly thumb his nose...