LOL @ tons of food. My mom's funeral was paid for already, just the arrangements needed to be made. That was the 2nd worst part to get through. The worst part for me was having to go through her stuff and find her Will.And as Judy said, its the friends and family that gets you thru. I am still overcome with warmth and emotion when I think of the family and friends who dropped $1000 each to fly in that week or those who drove all night to be there with us, neighbors who fed us for the entire week, and my brother's old high school friends who cleaned the house for us and got ready for guests, and the TONS (Judy) of food and drinks that were provided for the weekend long get together that we ended up having.
I remember my father directing my brother (on the phone) as to the particulars of the his imminent funeral and service. What was to be served and the placement setting, etc.. It was an out of body experience. Thank goodness my brother was strong enough. I could not have made those calls.
"Rent" a Church!?
What would you call it if you told the preacher "I'll make an X amount dollar amount donation to the church to use all the facilities but I don't need you for the service, OK?"
I call it "money talks".
Meh...don't get me wrong...this was just a neighborhood church (400+/- seats) that needed the money...It wasn't one of those 1604 mega churches where the preachers wipe their butt with hundred dollar bills. It was a high 3 figure donation plus paying the cleaning people and tipping the "helpers" that came with the deal. We were all satisfied with the result.
Last edited by CosmicCowboy; 02-21-2012 at 10:32 AM.
hey guys does it really matter how you like to go out on your own terms? compared to staying in the hospital on oxygen/life support, or live out the remaining days at home with ur family and love ones??...
my granddad +80yrs old has been on life support for the last 2 weeks in the hospital...family doesnt know whether we should pull the plug or bring him home to live out the remaining time he has left...(a couple of years ago he had the same problem also, he survive that)....
I have sworn everyone close to me that if I get that way and haven't already killed myself they better get my ass in ho e and figure out a way to OD me with the morphine without it being obvious.
I swear, I'm going out with a morphine bloody mary at sunrise in a place thats special to me outside with prior arrangements for the crematorium to pick me up.
It is called a living Will.
Pffft...
Been there, done that. It's not that easy.
If it were me, I'd have him hime. I'd want my grandfather to be at ease and surrounded by his loved ones in his own home instead of a cold hospital. No visiting hours to bother with. My Mom did that for my grandmother so she could be comfortable with at least one thing in her last days.
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