Subj : Re: All PIN Numbers Leaked
To   : Barry Martin
From : David Smith
Date : Mon Nov 29 2021 19:15:33

 BM> My condolences on your Dad's passing.  Bad packet is just a nuisance.  
 BM> Any tidbits of advice you would like to give us?  My Mother is 92 and 
 BM> "we've been preparing for years" which sounds horrible and morbid but 
 BM> major items like Power of Attorney and Health Directives and little 
 BM> things like having a key to the house and telephone numbers.  I think
 BM> ILink has a conference called 'Seniors' -- can move to there if you 
 BM> wish.


Thanks dad was 80 years old. He has been going downhill the past few months.
They had been running some tests and stuff. On Monday they talked to the
doctor and found out that he had a very aggressive cancer in his kidney.
It had already spread pretty bad and the prognosis wasn't very good. They set
up an appointment with UAB for the following week. However, two days later on
Wednesday he went down fast. They had to rush him to the hospital & he was
gone by Sunday night. 

Things are still kind of soaking in. I spent Thanksgiving  with my mom and
brother which helped some. I'm thankful that he didnt suffer very much but
have been dreading loosing him for a while. My biggest regret is that I
didn't go down to spend some time with him that Monday night. By the time I
got down to the hospital he was pretty much out of it. 

I guess as far as tidbits the main thing is to spend as much time with them
while you still have them. Take notes of the stories they tell! I wish I had
written down some of the family stories my grandmother used to tell me. Ive
noticed my moms gotten a bit forgetful too! :)

Lucily mom took care of all the bills and stuff and had all the insurance and
stuff. My dad had a burial policy (that you can't get anymore Im told) that
took care of a majroity of the funeral arrangements. I've started putting
together stuff and trying to get all the information I'll need for my mom 
and trying to keep everything together!

I'm still learning about all the other stuff but for now thats all I know!

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