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Posts Tagged with "end of life planning"

  • Death & Dying, Featured

    Posted on December 26th, 2012

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    AARP, adult children of aging parents, aging parents, baby boomers, death and dying, directives, Dr Nancy Snyderman, end of life, end of life issues, end of life planning, executor, final wishes, planning for end of life, power of attorney, wills

    Use the Holidays to Start “The Conversation”

    This video from CBS Nightly News gives simple but essential advice on how conversations about end of life planning should begin.
    The daughter in this news story notes that sharing final wishes “shows a lot of respect for those of us who are going to be left behind.” I give thanks every day that my parents had the courage and respect for me and my siblings to address this difficult topic while they were still alive.   It made their last years more peaceful and helped… More

  • Death & Dying, Featured

    Posted on April 9th, 2012

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    challenging a will, contesting a will, death and dying, end of life, end of life issues, end of life planning, estate planning with second families, funeral planning, how to challenge a will, Pamela Yip, Probate, probating a will, second families, Will contest

    CONTESTING A WILL

    Pamela Yip, Personal Finance reporter for the Dallas Morning News,  remains one of my favorite reporters.  I feel a kinship to her style of reporting which is accessible, practical, and relevant to everyday life.  Last week she wrote an excellent article about how difficult it is to contest a will.  Here is what you need to know.
    REMEMBER THAT THIS IS YOUR FAMILY
    You cannot contest a will until the person is dead and the will is offered for probate.
    Think twice before you leave… More

  • Death & Dying, Featured

    Posted on February 11th, 2012

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    cremation, death and dying, Death and The Descendents, end of life, end of life issues, end of life planning, funeral planning, funeral service, George Clooney, grief, memorial service, mourning, The Descendents

    DEATH AND “THE DESCENDENTS”

    OSCAR! OSCAR!
    Last week I saw the Oscar-nominated movie, The Descendents.  I hope it wins because more people will go to see it.  It is a realistic and understanding portrayal of what a family goes through during and after the death of a family member. The thing I love about it is that it captures the normalcy of death, rather than the Hollywood-style drama and horror we have come to expect.
    YOUR CAN RUN, BUT YOU CANNOT HIDE
    In the United States we have buffered ourselves from acknowledging… More

  • Death & Dying, Featured

    Posted on February 8th, 2012

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    cremation, death and dying, Der Rosenkavalier, end of life, end of life issues, end of life planning, fossil rim, funeral planning, funeral service, Funeral Services, Gotterdammerung, memorial service

    END OF LIFE: FUNERAL PLANNING (or not)

    In his January 16, 2012, TIME article, Over My Dead Body, Joel Stein shares his various and unrelated thoughts about funerals, which got me meditating on my own ideas about funerals. In my end-of-life planning my funeral is literally an afterthought (joke).  It is profoundly important to some.
    FUNERAL MUSIC
    The first time I gave any thought at all to my own funeral was on a hiking trip in the Adirondacks in my twenties.  My companions (fellow classical musicians) and I stopped… More

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