Widowhood Wednesday - 9/17/14

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DISCLAIMER -
This is NOT intended to be professional advice of ANY sort!!
Please talk to your attorney and accountant about your affairs -
Your situation is unique to YOU!!
This is simply some of what I did - and it may or may not be -
What you want/need to do when the time comes - ;))
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You know the drill by now -

Another list - ;))

And while I'm at it -

I would like to point out that -

YOU and YOUR HUSBAND already know -

All of the names and information -

On all of these lists -

And you may not need to write it all down -

BUT -

If anything were to happen to the TWO of you -

SOMEONE ELSE needs to know this stuff - ;))

YOUR family may not know all of HIS family -

YOUR friends may not know all of HIS friends or each other -

YOUR co-workers may not know HIS co-workers - etc. -

You two are probably the only ones who know ALL of these people - ;))

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I had called the NEIGHBOR across the street -

On the day my husband died -

And he told the neighbor two doors down - ;))

Another day I told the neighbor who lives behind me -

And then one day I saw another neighbor walking down the street -

And asked her to come over -

Then she told another couple of neighbors -

And the word slowly spread -

And they all came over one by one -

To offer their condolences and help - ;))

So you don’t have to do it ALL by yourself -

Enlist the help of others -

And don’t be afraid to ASK for help - ;))

People generally WANT to help -

They just don’t know WHAT you want/need to be done -

So just ASK them -

They probably will be glad to do whatever it is -

But they can’t read your mind - ;))



PLEASE REMEMBER -
This is simply some of what I did -
And it may or may not be what you want or need to do -
When the time comes - ;))



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HOMEWORK -

Make a list of NEIGHBORS to notify -

Include name - address - phone numbers - email addresses -
List them in the order in which you want them notified -
And the best way to notify them - phone - email - written note - or in person -

Then try to make a telephone tree -
That will work for you - ;))