Death is all around us, every day. My 79-year-old mother called today with the news that a neighborhood mother from my youth died of Alzheimer's, after suffering from it for years. I see in one newspaper that a 63-year-old man and separately an 84-year-old woman died at home from aneurysms. In another newspaper a 57-year-old woman died of colon cancer. Death knocking at the door. You never know when.
It seems most families don't talk about the end of life. Life does come to an end someday. Do you have a will? A living will? A durable power of attorney for healthcare? Durable powers of attorney for whoever you want to manage your money if you cannot? What are your final wishes? Have you left notes for your spouse, children, close friends? Where do you want to be buried? Do you want to be cremated or not? And where is the money to pay for these things? Do you want a service for family and friends?
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