Your Healthcare FAQs

This guest post from Doris Dillon

My girlfriend and I moved in together last week but there’s nothing about it that’s easy right now. We both lived alone for years and years and it’s hard getting used to being in the same house under the same roof. It’s also a really small place so we’re stepping all over each others toes! I got us a SECURITYCHOICE alarm so when I go out of town she’ll feel more secure and she got a dog because…well, I don’t know why. She said she wanted us to have something that was just ours together but in this tiny house I feel like the dog is just adding to the stress! It’s going to take time to get used to all this and I love my girlfriend to death but she’s going to have to give a little or come my way some to make all this worth it. I just can’t imagine living with anyone else so I’m going to have to figure out a way to make this work once and for all!

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I know first hand that most people do not want to address this, however we are all faced with it.  The most responsible, considerate, and organized people get it done early and the rest of us just need to do it anyway for our family’s sake.

Once we have this all wrapped up and taken care of, we can go on with our lives with no weight on our shoulders knowing everything is in place for our family.  That way they do not have to face all those decisions and chaos at such an emotional time.

This checklist is in no strategic order, but a guideline of the most crucial things to consider.

1.  LISTS

• Credit cards, utility bills, account numbers, assets, Safe Deposit Boxes
• Groups, charities, memberships you belong to
• Friends and Family you want notified
• Belongings valued at over $100

2.  Personal/Legal Documents

• One location where you would keep your attorney contact information
• Select an Executor/Executrix and have a Will done if you haven’t already.  Keep a copy together with the following documents we advise you to have: Living Will, Power of Attorney, Durable Medical Power of Attorney
• Titles to vehicles
• Deeds to property/home
• Appraisals for any jewelry or any large value items
• Insurance Policies

***Let your Executor/POA/Attorney know where you are keeping these documents so they know right where to go for everything at that time.

3.  PLAN

• Write down or get down on paper your final wishes:

-What type of funeral? Burial or cremation?  Viewing or no viewing?  Graveside, chapel or church service/memorial?  Flowers?  Donations?  Attire?  Mementos?  Jewelry?

If you have any questions or would like a complimentary plan done (valued at $300), please contact me at michele.facini@gmail.com.

We all need to ‘shape up’…don’t wait until your New Year’s Resolution, just do what’s best for you and your health!

Do you know someone who has suffered a heart attack, stroke or cancer?  Was their quality of life affected in a negative way?  Do you know any young mothers or fathers who lost their spouses too early in life?

You hear it all the time….heart attack at 30, 40…..

Cancer in children, teens, young moms, at 27, 35…..

In the prime of life ANYTHING can happen.  Maybe it’s a test of strength or perhaps just something horribly unfair.  I talk to people all the time and they basically say “it won’t happen to me” or “we’re all set for now”.

Well, isn’t that precisely the point?  You are all set FOR NOW!  The point is “Being Prepared” for later, maybe tomorrow.

Why do men buy 4 wheel drive on a truck in Texas?  I mean, I’m from Vermont and I understand it there….with the weather and all and my ol’ Jeep got me out of some situations and home safely many times.  Well, the answer is ‘just in case’.  Should the situation arise, you are going to be more than thankful you have the ‘protection’ in place for such an incident as being stuck out in the middle of nowhere.  Nobody to call, nobody that can help….

All I can tell you is BE PREPARED.  It’s worth it and you will be glad you have the protection in place.  Just in case.