Hear Kim Campbell talk about her Alzheimer’s journey, June 12 in West Palm Beach
June 4, 2018
Our law firm is co-sponsoring this wonderful event!
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What Can You Do If You’re Denied Visitation With An Incapacitated Loved One?
May 7, 2018
Recent news is replete with stories about spouses, guardians and caregivers accused of turning away family members who want to visit an incapacitated loved one. These stories have made headlines because they involve celebrities. Among them were disc jockey Casey…
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Singer Glen Campbell’s estate plan cuts out three of his children
December 5, 2017
When country music legend Glen Campbell was living, his family feuded over control of his money. Now that he’s gone, they are likely to continue feuding over it – just on a new front. Considering the singer had eight children…
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Bill Gates Digs Deeper Into Alzheimer’s Disease
November 17, 2017
Bill Gates has taken on a new mission: defeating Alzheimer’s Disease. And he’s approaching it with the same out-of-the-box thinking that led him to create Microsoft. He recently contributed $50 million of his own money (not his foundation’s) to the…
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If You Knew You Had a Good Chance of Developing Alzheimer’s, What Would You Do? What Should You Do?
June 6, 2017
Suppose you could find out if you have a greater-than-average chance of developing Alzheimer’s Disease. Would you want to know? What would you do with this information? A genetic secret? One of the genetic secrets revealed in recent years is…
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Six years post diagnosis, Glen Campbell’s wife reports on the Rhinestone Cowboy
March 21, 2017
As reported in a 2013 post, acclaimed country music singer-songwriter Glen Campbell was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease in 2011. This was not entirely a shock to his fans, who had noticed the Rhinestone Cowboy forgetting lyrics during performances. At home, he…
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David Cassidy, 1970s teen hearthrob, suffering from dementia
February 27, 2017
Fans knew something was wrong when he could not remember the lyrics to songs he’d sung for decades. But for David Cassidy, it was a long-held fear come to fruition. The 1970s teen heartthrob who gained fame on the Partridge…
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Florida Medicaid Myths
November 8, 2016
In Florida, the average annual cost of a private room at a long-term nursing facility now hovers upwards of $90,000 annually, with a semi-private room around $83,000. With the oldest Baby Boomers turning 70 and the escalating incidence of chronic…
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Alzheimer’s Disease: Today’s Realities
June 14, 2016
An online search for “Alzheimer’s Disease” yields countless articles: New reports appear daily about recently discovered biomarkers, diagnostic tests, possible treatments, new medications, the latest research into potential cures. We are learning more all the time. But despite research efforts,…
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Walk to End Alzheimer’s
November 14, 2014
Karp’s Kommandos – our attorneys, staff and our families – turned out for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s on October 18 in West Palm Beach and October 25 in Jensen Beach. The Alzheimer’s Association-sponsored event raises funds for research and…
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