The Beauty in a Life’s End, Not Tied to Wealth or Healthcare

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The Beauty in a Life’s End, Not Tied to Wealth or Healthcare

This little story was written by Lisa in 2009 after she experienced the privilege of helping a very old person let go and say goodbye. Team Summit (Guidebook 2, GIFT)

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A Lesson to Pass On: Reasons for Getting the Shingles Vaccine

I never received the vaccine for shingles, Zostavax.  But I am one of the unfortunate seniors who developed shingles a few years ago.  Fortunately mine wasn’t an awful case, but it was still uncomfortable enough to make me wish I had spoken with my internist about my options to be vaccinated before it was too late. The […]

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Different Experiences for Two Men, Each With a Needle In His Eye

A needle in your eye is not a pleasant experience, trust me.  But when your choice is to dry the hemorrhage inside that eye caused by wet macular degeneration to save what little vision you’ve got, there’s really not much to think about. Every three months Lisa drives me to my eye doctor, who happens to […]

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SOUL SHERPA’s New “Extra Care” Hospital Discharge Program

These days everyone has their reasons for wanting to reduce medical costs.  Hospitals want to run more productively, insurance companies more profitably, and patients want to minimize their out-of-pocket costs as much as possible. When I was hospitalized in November 2011 due to my moderate stroke, Los Robles Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, California, couldn’t get me […]

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Try to Imagine Turning 101! It’s Even Hard for Me

As if it weren’t enough that I celebrated my centenarian birthday last year on the 4th of July, I find my birthday creeping up on me again.  This time it’s even more incredible because I’ll be 101 years old this July 4th. Instead of a big party at home with Bob and Lisa, we’ll be travelling […]

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Sneak Peek for Our Readers!

With the date growing closer to implementation of the Affordable Care Act,  SOUL SHERPA wants our readers to get a head start and view some newly revised marketing materials.  Here’s a sneak peek of what’s in our new information packets.  Let us know what you think; we welcome your feedback. SOUL SHERPA® Providing Solutions to the Medical, Legal, Financial […]

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SOUL SHERPA: Healthcare and Life Care Advocate For All

Exciting news to report!  SOUL SHERPA is not just a healthcare advocacy business any longer.  SOUL SHERPA is now officially the only professional service company in the country that bundles professional services in the areas of healthcare advocacy, estate planning assistance, financial planning assessment, and emotional support for issues resulting from the monumental changes expected in […]

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Must Angelina Jolie’s Surgeon Blog About Her House Call?

According to a column in yesterday’s Los Angeles Times, veteran reporter Robin Abcarian wrote an interesting Perspective column in which she reported Ms. Jolie’s surgeon, Dr. Kristi Funk (of the Pink Lotus Breast Center in Beverly Hills) paid Angelina a home visit just days after her April 27th breast reconstruction.  This was Ms. Jolie’s third and last surgery […]

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Angelina Jolie: Best and Worst of Healthcare Circumstances

I don’t know who Angelina Jolie is, nor do I care to because I’m not much interested in movie stars.  My readers know I’m a big sports fan.  RG3 is more my style. Lisa travelled back home a couple of days ago from New York.  She brought a copy of the New York Times on her […]

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