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Articles On:End of Life Planning

October 23, 2025

Avoid Probate in Estate Planning

Wills have long been utilized as a classic estate-planning tool. But it’s not enough to ...

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A woman helping a couple plan and avoid probate.
September 23, 2025

Caring Through the 7 Stages of Dementia Before Death

When a loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and other dementias, families face a long ...

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A caregiver comforts an elderly person. Knowing the 7 stages of dementia before death can help in managing the challenges. Image by Pop Nukoonrat.
September 4, 2025

5 Tips to Get Your Estate Planning in Order Now

Estate planning is a must for most Americans, yet it often falls on the need-to-do ...

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Senior writing on paper in front of computer getting their estate planning in order.
September 2, 2025

Friends Withdraw After the Terminal Diagnosis

Some friends withdraw after the writer was diagnosed with a terminal disease. With a year ...

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A woman with cancer sits alone on a park bench, contemplating that some friends withdraw after a terminal diagnosis
August 4, 2025

Cutting Their Estranged Daughter Out of the Will

These rejected parents have attempted to reconnect with their daughter without success. Now they’re ready ...

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Couple looking at computer and papers planning their estate.
July 14, 2025

Son Wants Parents to Plan Ahead

An only child wants his nearly-90-year-old parents to plan ahead, but they don’t even want ...

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Woman signing papers because she wants her parents to plan ahead.
June 17, 2025

‘Do You Believe in Them Yet?’

This story of grief, the loss of a spouse, lingers 27 years later, bookended by ...

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grieving loved ones hold roses in a cemetery. Used with Robert Koehler essay, “Do you believe in them yet?” Image by Arne9001
June 11, 2025

Ask for Support in Mourning the Death of a Spouse

If you’re mourning the death of a spouse, you may feel alone in your grief. ...

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Man grieving his wife's death, needs to learn how to ask for help when grieving the death of a spouse
May 12, 2025

Disrespectful Cemetery Staff

The death of a loved one is difficult enough without disrespectful cemetery staff adding to ...

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funeral happening.
April 15, 2025

In Case of Death Folder: Preparing for the Inevitable

The aftermath of a loved one’s death is a time of grief and mourning. It ...

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urn at funeral, by jure gasparic. In Case of Death Folder: Preparing for the Inevitable
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