Loss of a Loved One
Watch this postI was recently speaking with a friend who lost her partner prior to Christmas. Apart from the obvious trauma of that she went through I was amazed at all the hoops she had to jump through regarding the resulting financial issues. I began to wonder if reluctance to discuss death/dying is likely to leave a lot of people with similar problems.
Do you know where all the appropriate financial documents are? Does your partner know? PS: I think my answer would be No (but I’m working on it)
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No getting away from it, we will all die. Talking about it won’t make it happen any sooner. One of the best gifts you can leave your family and friends is a clear plan of what you want, or sometimes more importantly, what you don’t want!!!
Difficult but nessassary conversations .Do you know of your love one has a donor card as well as a will power of attorney and choice of funeral.
This is a work in progress for me .
Being organised isn't going to make me die any sooner but at least it will make thinks easier for my daughters to deal with everything 🙂
I occasionally change my mind about my music so I just update the addendum to my will and email it to my girls and they file it away. The LPA was easy enough to do on-line and so I didn't have the expense of a solicitor doing it for me.
Hope you and Kathryn are keeping well.