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What you need to know if a loved one dies?
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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 236699" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslategray">Well, Chris, as much as your post freaked me out a little bit, it really brought to light a very sensible approach to dealing with death, unexpected or not. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslategray">I think listing out all those things you said already are a perfect place to begin. I would also list out my personal wishes in regard to artificial life support, feeding tubes and the like. Perhaps even have that section notarized to have more legal standing, unless one already has a living will, etc.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslategray">When my sister and I recently had my Mom sign her living will, etc., one of the lawyers said something that really woke me up. Even our children 18 and over should have something like this in place. We don't think of it because they are still so young, but if they are over 18, even as their parents, we will have little say in the case of sustaining their lives through artificial means should the need arise. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslategray">You've lit a fire under my bottom - I'm going to get on this. Did you know that in the State of CT you can contact the Secretary of State office and they will send you a Living Will "kit"? I have one; I'm going to get 3 more, one for each of us. Not sure about other states. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #2f4f4f">I am looking forward to others' responses and advice on this. </span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 236699, member: 2211"] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslategray]Well, Chris, as much as your post freaked me out a little bit, it really brought to light a very sensible approach to dealing with death, unexpected or not. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslategray][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslategray]I think listing out all those things you said already are a perfect place to begin. I would also list out my personal wishes in regard to artificial life support, feeding tubes and the like. Perhaps even have that section notarized to have more legal standing, unless one already has a living will, etc.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslategray][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslategray]When my sister and I recently had my Mom sign her living will, etc., one of the lawyers said something that really woke me up. Even our children 18 and over should have something like this in place. We don't think of it because they are still so young, but if they are over 18, even as their parents, we will have little say in the case of sustaining their lives through artificial means should the need arise. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslategray][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslategray]You've lit a fire under my bottom - I'm going to get on this. Did you know that in the State of CT you can contact the Secretary of State office and they will send you a Living Will "kit"? I have one; I'm going to get 3 more, one for each of us. Not sure about other states. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#2f4f4f][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#2f4f4f]I am looking forward to others' responses and advice on this. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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