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

Posted by olgamarie @olgamarie, Feb 7, 2021

Hi, did anyone, after there cancer and COPD diagnosis start to think about dying? After almost four years, I still do, all the time. Planning my funeral, how to leave my children, how it will be to be in a coffin. Bizarre, I know.

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Good Morning. When my mother past on she left us a letter. Envelope which said to be opened after my death on her dresser. Inside it started “these are the last orders I’m going to give you}. She had planned her whole funeral except the readings. Said we were better at that than she was. How much we could spend on coffin, songs, organist and pallbears. Than she said it was Sunday night and she sat with tears in her eyes but she said dad and her were so proud of us all and couldn’t had asked for better children etc. was the most wonderful gift she could have left us.

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@dedehans

My feeling too....I know how hard it was recently for a friend to write her husband's obituary after his sudden passing. When I got the diagnosis I did mine just to save family the trouble of reconstructing my life. Hopefully they will edit the word.doc to say they loved me. ......I didn't mention that. 😀

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I'm sure they will! 😉

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@rubysue

Yes. It's only natural if you're handed a terminal diagnosis. It doesn't mean you have given up. I want my ducks in a row for the sake of my family. Only God knows how long we have but if being prepared means peace of mind, go for it.

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My feeling too....I know how hard it was recently for a friend to write her husband's obituary after his sudden passing. When I got the diagnosis I did mine just to save family the trouble of reconstructing my life. Hopefully they will edit the word.doc to say they loved me. ......I didn't mention that. 😀

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Yes. It's only natural if you're handed a terminal diagnosis. It doesn't mean you have given up. I want my ducks in a row for the sake of my family. Only God knows how long we have but if being prepared means peace of mind, go for it.

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@merpreb

I haven't gone that far!

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It’s a word.doc. Family can edit as they choose🤣😁😱

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@dedehans

I have done my obituary and shown where I keep it hard copy and in Word. Only thing needed is the final date.

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I haven't gone that far!

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@alamogal635

Hello- How are you? I've missed you!

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@dedehans

I have done my obituary and shown where I keep it hard copy and in Word. Only thing needed is the final date.

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Me too🙏🏻

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@richcolleen

I have my funeral planned. Pallbearers, servers, reader, musician , soloist, songs, and readings. Took me weeks but love everything I picked out. My mother had her’s planned for us and really made it easy. Siblings are happy as I gave a copy to one. Feel no guilt.

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I have done my obituary and shown where I keep it hard copy and in Word. Only thing needed is the final date.

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