The Elderly and Diamonds

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🗓️ 24 May 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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"The Elderly and Diamonds" - Listen to my Morning Monologue: I’m sharing my take on pressing issues, enlightening research on human behavior, answering questions I get by email, and my favorite, most instructive interactions with callers. Everything you’ll hear is designed to help you become a better spouse, parent, family member, co-worker, friend, and human being. It’s the free therapy you need! Got a dilemma? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com - Listen to The Dr. Laura Program daily on SiriusXM Triumph 123.

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to my morning monologue.
0:03.8	Brought to you by Golden Crest Metals, helping everyday investors protect what they've worked so hard to build by adding gold and silver to retirement portfolios.
0:14.2	Learn more at goldencrestmedals.com slash protect.
0:18.5	Remember, you can hear my radio program daily on Sirius XM Triamp and connect with me 24-7 at
0:26.6	Dr.ora.com.
0:28.5	You don't read.
0:30.7	An email having to do with elderly and diamonds.
0:34.8	Here we go.
0:36.0	My 93-year-old mom is finally starting to slip mentally and moved into
0:42.5	assistant living three months ago. She can no longer manage her finances, medications, or personal
0:48.5	care. She has a significant amount of gold and diamond jewelry, which, when she was at full capacity,
0:56.4	she could more or less manage herself, keeping it in a safe in her apartment.
1:02.5	I say more or less because she would periodically lose a piece of jewelry, accuse her age
1:08.6	or housekeepers of stealing it, and demand they be fired.
1:12.2	She always found the pieces and experienced no actual thefts, but she did a lot of damage in the process.
1:19.7	This has been her pattern throughout her adult life. Interesting.
1:25.6	She is now an assisted living with multiple people in and out of her unit throughout
1:29.8	the day. When she moved in, I took most of her jewelry and put it in my safety deposit box,
1:34.7	leaving her a few nice pieces of gold jewelry that she requested. She's demanding, I bring her
1:41.1	the diamond engagement ring. She forced my dad to buy her about 20 years ago,
1:46.8	no, about 20 years into their marriage. Well, it's interesting. She remembers that.
1:54.3	I had it appraise this month, and the replacement value is a whopping $56,000.
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