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Ashamed: I think about (and plan for) dying. Do you?

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Jun 18 10:01am | Replies (204)
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@colleenyoung

Great questions. You’re so wise to think about death and planning in advance. Family members may not wish to talk about because they can’t bear the thought. But when the time comes, it can bring family comfort to know they are fulfilling your wishes within your means and to not be burdened with guilt of paying more than they can afford.

It’s not easy to find unbiased information from sources that aren’t trying to sell you something. Here are a few places you can start:

National Institute on Aging:
- Getting your Affairs in Order https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/getting-your-affairs-order

AARP
- 8 Tips for Funeral Planning https://www.aarp.org/home-family/friends-family/info-2020/funeral-planning-tips.html

Each of these articles have more links for further reading too.

Mamawnebel, I’ll be interested to hear what you found to be useful.

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mamawnebel | @mamawnebel | Oct 2, 2021

Colleen, you're an angel. Thank you so very much for reaching out to me and sending me the links. I will definitely look at them and hopefully find the information I need and will definitely let you know the outcome. This is just one wonderful reason why I love this group so much. Gracious people like you have answers for people like me and are willing to share it. God bless you so richly. I can now feel better hopefully getting my affairs in order, hopefully without burdening my children. I found it comforting when my Mother asked me to help her with her final wishes. I knew she was scared and didn't know exactly what to do and didn't want to go alone. Thankfully I'm used to making my decisions alone and I don't mind that, however, I do wish my girls would take more interest, especially in the things I want them to have. But it is what it is. I'm a firm believer that The Good Lord will see that things will be taken care of through great people like you to steer me through.

Grace be with you always,
Shirley

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