That Conversation

[scarlettina]

It's been a helluva year. With death and serious illness in my social circle, and my striking a half century in age, it seemed like it was time for me to do something enormously adult and, frankly, quite sobering: get my affairs in order. That's the euphemism many of us use for writing a will and thinking about The End. I was scheduled to have a

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[prettyshrub]

Bah, I have definitely been avoiding the health directive, even though the doctor's office brings it up every time I have an appointment. I should get this squared away so I know my kitties are cared for and my friends notified and any other wishes are carried out.

[kateelliott]

[scarlettina]

:: chuckle :: OK, here's another nugget for you then. We were discussing what to do with my body after my death. Further along from the comments above, I said to him, "Steve, if you bury me in Seattle, who's going to come to visit me? Or were you planning to fly my body across the country to bury me on Long Island? What would the point of that expense be?"

"You sound like an old Jewish mother," he said. "Don't mind me, I'll just sit here alone in the dark."

When he was in third grade, a teacher asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up. All the other kids said things like "fireman," "soldier," "race car driver." He said, "Stand-up comedian." That's my bro.

[kateelliott]

Body Disposal

[ext_1325382]

If you get cremated, I'll be happy to file you in my library.

[janetfreeman]

Thanks for a thoughtful post. So many people dodge these discussions until too late. It is especially important to keep the healthcare directive updated, as medical advances raise new legal issues every few years.

As a writer, what have you learned about literary estates?

[scarlettina]

About literary estates, not much so far. I expect to learn a great deal more after my trip, when I'll have time to dig deeper. It's actually something I need to investigate for two reasons. I've been asked to be someone's literary executor, and I need to identify someone to be mine.

[singingnettle]

I need to identify someone to be a photographic executor, and IHG needs an IP executor...something to learn about here, as well.

[torreybird]

Thank you for the reminder, and for the links.

[mevennen]

It's important. My partner died, quite suddenly, without leaving a will and we were lucky that it wasn't very problematic. I made mine some years ago, and T brought his up to date when he had cancer. It does save a lot of hassle.