FUMS: Giving Multiple Sclerosis The Finger
Health & Fitness:Alternative Health
This is the first in a series of episodes where I'll be looking at the messier parts of life - estate planning, divorce, digital death, end-of-life planning, wills, etc. Y'know - fun stuff like that. And in true FUMS style, I'm calling the series G.Y.S.T. - "Get Your Shit Together"
Sooner or later, we are all going to have to start thinking about what happens at the end of our life - whether we have a lot or a whole lot of nothing, it's a fact of life! And while this is the same for everyone, if we have a chronic health condition there are a whole lot of other considerations. What if I'm unable to stay in my home? What if I can't make decisions about my finances or care?
With this in mind, I looked for an attorney whose practice concentrates on estate planning for the chronically ill. I bet you can guess how many results that particular google search threw up. What I did find was a professional with a personal connection to chronic illness - MS, in fact.
Martin M. Shenkman (call him Marty) is an attorney whose private practice concentrates on estate planning. When his wife was diagnosed with MS, he recognized how different planning looks for people with chronic illness and it changed his whole approach to estate planning.
Marty was so generous with his time, and this interview is so full of important, actionable content, that we decided to split it over two podcasts. And far from being a depressing topic, estate planning is more about planning for life rather than death. It's the process of providing peace of mind for you, and your loved ones (however you define the term).
Full show notes and resources at https://fumsnow.com/fums101/
FUMS 119 - National Lampoon's Chronically Ill Christmas with The MS Pod Squad
FUMS 118 - Comic Artist and MSer Brooke Pelczynski's Perfect, Shitty Situation
FUMS 117 - Mind, Mood, and Memory in Multiple Sclerosis w/ Dr. Anthony Feinstein
FUMS 116 - Managing Daily Life as MS Progresses w/Jenn Powell
FUMS 115 - MSer Sue Casey says "Grab The Happy!"
FUMS 114 - The Art of Rebellion With Kick-Ass MSer Lydia Emily
FUMS 113 - An Invitation From Dr. Terry Wahls To Be Part of Her Latest Study
FUMS 112 - Using Pilates to Combat MS with Mariska Breland
FUMS 111 - The Owner's Manual for MS with Author Debbie Petrina
FUMS 110 - Using Intermittent Fasting to Manage Your MS with Cynthia Thurlow
FUMS 109 - Real Talk About MS with Jon Strum
FUMS 108 - A Cause for MS Has Been Found
FUMS 107 - MS Advocate Jenna Green
FUMS 106 - Caring for Caregivers with Elizabeth Miller
FUMS 105 - Finding "Grace" in MS with Novelist Delaney Parker
FUMS 104 - Trauma and EBV as the Trigger for MS w/Tammy and Terry of Twins Coast 2 Coast
FUMS 103 - Diet and Lifestyle to Halt Your MS w/Dr. Terry Wahls
FUMS 102 - GYST: Estate Planning with MS part 2
FUMS 100 - The 100th Episode!
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