Conditions and Diseases

Title: Estate and Financial Planning for People Living with COPD
Author: Martin M. Shenkman, MBA, JD
Publisher: DemosHealth, Demos Medical Publishing, LLC
Publisher Address: 11 West 42^nd St, 15^th floor New York, N.Y. 10036
ISBN: 978-1-936303-34-2

Price: $21.95 US DOLLARS

Publication Date: 2013
Reviewed by Jackie Paulson © 2012

Headline: What is Estate and financial planning for COPD?
5 stars

This book covers the question, “why a book on planning for people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?” COPD is one of the most common lung disease and it has a profound impact on those living with it, their families, loves ones, and caregivers. It covers; estate, financial, planning, health finances and it tells you how. Each chapter is extensively covered and gives a summary at the end of each section of chapter.

Did you know that COPD is misunderstood and that more woman than men is being diagnosed at the ages of 45-64? Most persons with COPD lose their jobs, careers, businesses and hurt financially which affects their retirement. This all needs to be considered when planning for the future of those affected by COPD.

This is a must read book when COPD is occurring. Mr. Shenkman does an excellent job of providing the tools and techniques for people and their financial advisors with this dreaded disease. It is very easy to read and a helpful resource to keep on your shelves or give to someone whom may be dealing with COPD.

What to Do After a COPD Diagnosis (5min.com)
Future Impact of Various Interventions on the Burden of COPD in Canada: A Dynamic Population Model (plosone.org)
Do More With Oxygen Offers Free Guides to Assist Portable Oxygen Users and Those Affected by COPD (sys-con.com)
The Lung Microbiome in Moderate and Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (plosone.org)

Parkinson’s Disease (Looking Down the Barrel) by Richard Secklin

When Richard wrote this memoir when he was four years (2010) into his diagnosis and living with Parkinson’s disease. We all have heard of Michael J Fox and his struggles with the disease and this book should be added to anyone’s collection of books if you know someone who suffers from such a disease.

I am deeply moved by what Richard writes and the fact that his wife left him after 18 years. His son left also.

Since Richard use to be a cop and worked his way up the ladder of success he was smacked with Parkinson’s disease which led him to facing the barrel of a gun, wanting to kill himself.

Since I am a Christian I can have compassion for the thought process of depressed people such as when it hit Richards life.

Losing my wife, son, job, career, and all that was worked for would be the hardest thing to handle ever. Can you imagine?

This is a true story and will open your eyes to the reality of Parkinson’s’ Disease.