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appalachiablue

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6. Leave a will and clear out some junk esp. if you have

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #5)

Sat May 11, 2019, 04:47 PM

May 2019

a lot, or provide for somebody to take care of handling belongings when you're gone.

We've been involved in these affairs for parents, in laws, a younger sibling and a new friend who died suddenly of a heart attack too young, only 49, from grief post- divorce.

It can be a lot of work and a major problem if matters are complicated or require out of town travel. Esp. if the loss was sudden. It's also been my experience that many employers are fairly unsympathetic towards 'family leave.'

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