estate planning Archives

11 Oct Cancer Rights Guides for Seniors, Young Adults, and Caregivers

Posted at 08:00h in Cancer-Related Legal Issues, Caregiving, Disability Insurance, Employment, Estate Planning, Finances, Health Insurance, Medical Care, Medicare, Practical Tips by Triage Cancer

Following a cancer diagnosis, or the diagnosis of a loved one, navigating the endless information you receive can be overwhelming. And sometimes, even finding accurate information is a challenge. We’ve developed four comprehensive Cancer Rights Guides to help you “triage” the legal and practical issues most...

28 Jun Loyalty Programs – Can You Give Your Rewards to Loved Ones When You Die?

Posted at 08:00h in Estate Planning, Practical Tips by Triage Cancer

If you’re an avid traveler, Amazon user, or enjoy maximizing benefits when you are shopping, you may be part of loyalty rewards programs. You may be earning airline miles; hotel, rental car, and gas rewards; points on a credit card; shopping rewards from various stores;...

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31 May Explore Triage Cancer’s Award-Winning Animated Videos

Posted at 08:00h in Cancer-Related Legal Issues, Employment, Estate Planning, Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

We understand that everyone learns differently, and that’s why we’ve created an extensive library of FREE cancer-related educational videos – perfect for visual learners. Each animated video is about five minutes long and puts complicated topics like health insurance, medical bills, rights at work, and...

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12 Apr Your Checklist to Getting Organized for National Healthcare Decisions Day

Posted at 08:00h in Estate Planning, Practical Tips by Triage Cancer

Saturday, April 16, is National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD)! NHDD is an effort to encourage and empower people of all ages to learn the importance of advance care planning – one key part of creating an estate plan. However, we know that this topic can...

A woman on a walk with her mother, who uses a walker, representing an adult child proactively caring for an aging parent.

16 Nov Proactively Caring for Aging Parents

Posted at 09:00h in Advocacy, Caregiving, Estate Planning, Medical Care, Partners, Psychosocial Care by Triage Cancer

Proactively caring for aging parents can present many unique challenges, both logistically and emotionally. This can become even more complex when a parent is diagnosed with cancer or if you are dealing with your own diagnosis while caring for aging parents. The more proactively you begin...

Now Available: New Resource to Get Organized & Plan Ahead Following a Cancer Diagnosis. People holding hands. Triage Cancer, Magnolia Purpose in Planning, CancerCare, Eisai.

07 Sep Now Available: New Resource to Get Organized & Plan Ahead Following a Cancer Diagnosis

Posted at 08:00h in Cancer-Related Legal Issues, Estate Planning, Finances, Partners, Practical Tips by Triage Cancer

Triage Cancer and CancerCare, in collaboration with Eisai Inc., have partnered to develop Magnolia Purpose in Planning®, an initiative designed to provide the cancer community with a library of helpful information to get organized, plan ahead, and complete needed estate planning and medical decision-making documents. We...

02 Mar Triage Cancer Announces 3 New Animated Videos on Planning Ahead

Posted at 08:00h in Estate Planning, Finances, Medical Care, Practical Tips by Triage Cancer

You don’t need a lot of money or property to benefit from estate planning. In fact, all adults should have an estate plan. Having a plan in place helps you to express your values and preferences, regardless of the monetary value of what you leave behind....

19 May Estate Planning as a Young Adult

Posted at 09:00h in Estate Planning by Triage Cancer

By Marianne Stephan, Paralegal, Survivor & Advocate Note: This blog was written by a guest contributor before the coronavirus outbreak, but we wanted to share it now, because we believe it is more important than ever for everyone to be thinking about document their wishes. For...

16 Apr National Health Care Decisions Day (NHCDD)

Posted at 08:00h in Estate Planning by Triage Cancer

Today is National Health Care Decisions Day and we would like to highlight the importance of advance planning for everyone. Waiting until being diagnosed with a serious medical condition, like cancer, can make advance planning more difficult, especially facing issues of mortality. But creating a plan...