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Kristi Keller 🇨🇦's avatar

This was such a timely post for me to read today as this week has our family celebrated the life and loss of one of the "big ones." My mom's oldest brother passed recently and it made me take a look at my mother and wonder if she has her affairs in order. As an only child, of course I'll be the one.

It felt pretty awkward when she said that we should get to a seminar together so I can learn about what needs to happen.

On the other side of the coin, having lost my son who was 28, I certainly got a taste for what it was like to try wrapping up someones life when they pass prematurely. Out of your entire list here the one that stood out most to me was PASSWORDS! That may seem trivial bit trust me, it's not if you're the one who needs them.

Beautiful post and prompt.

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Kate Dreston's avatar

After someone you love dies, you want to touch the things they've touched or hear things about them you didn't know before. After my brother died, I would've loved to have had anything written from him to me. So, I sat down one day and penned a letter to the people I loved the most. It was just a couple of paragraphs stating how much they mean to me and complementing them on personal qualities like their integrity, kindness, compassion, etc. I put it with my will and I hope they will find comfort in my words when I'm gone.

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