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["Lisa K.V. Perry" <lisakvperry AT gmail.com>]

On 10/19/06, SISU! <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:
> I've been thinking about my own mortality lately.  It's time to quit
> thinking about it and to get things handled.  First up: Wills....for poor
> folks like me, can't I just go to Office Depot and get one of those packages
> to write my own will?



Maybe someone will archive this note and if I ever inadvertently end up like
> Terri Schiavo, that some of you will care enough to fight or protest or
> whatever to end my life.


We had wills done last year with the added clause that we don't want to be
on life support.  Since our boys are underage, I had to stipulate who would
take care of them in the unlikely event my husband and I would both die in a
car wreck or something awful like that.  You can do your own will but would
need to have all of it spelled out in simple detail.  Get a book from the
library on the subject to make sure you have everything covered, may even
come with a dvd w/ form.  Everything must be in writing and it should be
notarized.  Keep a copy in your file cabinet or other prominent location
with other household documents, perhaps let your kids have a copy (since
they are over 18), and perhaps give a copy to a close friend or relative who
might be in charge of carrying out your wishes.  We don't have a safe
deposit box at a bank like some folks do (all it would contain at this point
would be air and dust), but that would also be a good place for an original
or copy.

After your will is done, you can get back to sisuing.

Lisa