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by John » Sun May 22, 2022 04:47 pm
David, I am sorry to hear things are so rough. I was very lucky I had a brother who was a tremendous help through the whole process, both with Mom and Dad. Please take whatever time you need to get through everything, and know that we're always here ready to listen.
In dealing with the process of Mom's death, we had her cremated, and had to fill out a few short forms answering a few questions we didn't expect. We had to guarantee that Mom didn't have a pacemaker because they tend to explode. She didn't. Then we had to affirm that we understood that cremation was an irreversible process. My brother and I looked at each other wide-eyed, then at the guy with the forms. It was such a stupid question that even under the circumstances, my brother and I had to laugh. The guy with the forms understood and explained that there had been lawsuits from people who "claimed" they didn't understand that you couldn't "un-cremate" somebody. It was so silly, it changed the mood completely.
Tim, take care of yourself! I think you and I are about the same age and you probably take a lot better care of yourself than I do, so don't be getting sick! Peggy, keep me up with Chicago. I haven't been there in 3 years and I don't know when I'll ever get back. John