Moving in to independent or assisted living.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

13. Thank you for sharing.

Having a will is incredibly important. And updating it when things in your life change, matter just as much.

I've made I think four wills over the years. The most recent was an update after a family member died. I also had a heart attack nearly two years ago, and there is now an envelope on the outside of my refrigerator that says in large print: For EMTs, Health Care Directive. the local hospital also has a copy of my advance care directive.

My younger brother died unexpectedly at the end of 2020. He had no will, but he also had almost nothing. My sister drove out to his place a few days later and cleared out what she could deal with in the week she spent there. He wasn't a hoarder, but he'd lived there more than 20 years, so there was a lot of stuff.

I worry about my jewelry. None of it is terribly valuable, but it's reasonably nice stuff that someone would appreciate. I am hoping to give at least some of it away in the next few years. Then, of course, there's things like my wedding china, which I several years ago promoted to being my everyday china. I only wish I'd done that earlier. I just hope that when I am finally gone, it can be given away to someone who would also love to use it.