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Facing the future after a loved one passes away


Facing the future after a loved one passes away

Creating a sustainable life for the surviving members of a family after the death of a loved one, is no easy task. Whether sudden or drawn out, the passing of your Significant Other will leave you feeling hopeless, helpless and drifting.

In order to minimise this sense of despair, there are numerous things we could do now, while we are still alive, to ease the suffering of the ones who stay behind. Who wouldn’t want to smooth their way by being practical and realistic before the event?

Wall Street Journal correspondent Glenn Ruffenach compiled an article titled How to Prepare Your Financial Information for When You Die. “I think [planning] is one of the most important financial tasks that any individual should tackle — spelling out “last instructions” if you become incapacitated or die. In doing so, you spare your family much work and heartache. If something happens to me, my family — at least when it comes to our finances — shouldn’t miss a beat.”



He sends the reader to web pages that provide free worksheets, making it easy to pen down the important bits of info your family may need after you have passed on. This is nothing new – Namibian estate planners have for years advised on a last letter of instructions. The Namfisa website also has a helpful article titled What to do after the death of your loved one.

Such instructions provide step-by step help in sorting out all the paperwork that needs to be done. In this day and age, this document should include passwords to banking, investment, insurance and social media sites. This list is the key to go-here, do-that, remember-this.

Apart from the practicalities of wrapping up an estate, there is another important document that should be written before one’s death, called by some their Care Plan. It spells out what medical care you wish to have (or not have), should you become incapable of expressing your own opinion. If donating your organs is important to you, here is the place to specify the how and why.



Similarly, some folks like to prepare a loving Last Letter. British speaker and author Tamelynda Lux wrote in Psychology Today: “With the appearance of COVID-19 and its devastating impact on young and old, healthy or chronically ill, there is one thing about death that is in one’s realm of control. For me, it is telling my loved ones ahead of time that I’ve truly enjoyed my life, and that I regret nothing. It is also in my control to [thank] the health and medical team who cared for me and did their best.”

Having done this preparation, what remains?

Love them NOW, building memories to cherish forever.

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