“What-if” Planning Blog
Don’t Poke the Care BEAR!
Don't poke the care bear! Being a caregiver to a loved one during a long-term illness was a life-changing, difficult, yet very meaningful experience. Turns out caregiving brings its own set of challenges while your person is also having life-changing, difficult and hopefully meaningful experiences.
Planning for a Funeral
Whether it’s called a funeral, memorial, or celebration of life, honoring the deceased is a custom upheld by most families and communities. Many decisions must be made to prepare for and carry out a service. What happens to the body? Where will the remains reside? What kind of casket or urn is desired? Though each of these components could be a blog all by themselves, this week’s blog addresses what may be the driving force behind how you answer each these questions -- cost.
Carrying Carts & Lightening Loads
Here’s a secret. You DON’T have to do everything on your own. You can if you want, but most people really are amazing in a crisis and truly want to help somehow. Like the pioneers pulling a handcart together– neighbors, friends, even perfect strangers will often want to ease those burdens with you. But, oh, the healing that can take place when you have even more join in. The secret is letting them do it.
What is this mental fog?
One of the most important reasons for preparing for the death of a loved one is something called “grief brain or widow’s fog”.
Spring Time Renewal all Around
While we appreciate how the rain and snow in Oregon sustains a diverse wildlife while keeping the grass green, the lakes and rivers filled, and the flowers blooming, we’re looking forward to this year’s spring and its symbolism of rebirth and renewal.
I Came. I Saw. I Conquered
This week we look at how we can apply one of Julius Caeser’s most famous quotes to end-of-life planning, “Veni. Vidi. Vici.” I came. I saw. I conquered.
“St. Patty’s Luck of the Irish”
While we celebrate the “luck of the Irish” on St. Patrick’s Day, luck is practically non-existent when it comes to getting your affairs in order.
Social Media Accounts
In this week’s tip, we discuss how different social media platforms deal with the accounts of those who have died and what you can do now to make it easier for you and your family to navigate that process when needed.
Top Five Reasons to Get Your Affairs in Order NOW!
We often don’t get “groundhog day”, second chances in real life, especially when it comes to end-of-life planning. With that in mind, we share our top five reasons why now is the time to get your end-of-life affairs in order.
Mental, Emotional, & Spiritual Preparation for Your People
This week our tip focuses on what may be the hardest element of end-of-life planning, the mental/emotional/spiritual preparation of your people.
Make this the Year to Act
Now that we’re into 2023, it’s appropriate to look forward to the year ahead. Our goal at Prepare Your Affairs is help you attain the peace of mind that comes with getting your end-of-life affairs in order. In this week’s tip, we offer some suggestions about how to go about accomplishing this task.
Grief Support Groups
If you know anything about our journey following the death of Dave and Kris and our struggle to move forward in life afterwards, you know that our widow and widower grief support group played an important role. In this week’s blog, we discuss how and why this helped us and where those in mourning might be able to find a similar type of group for them.