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PA_jen

(1,114 posts)
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 11:40 PM Mar 2022

My sis in law passed away today.

She was being moved from the hospital in pittsburgh to the hospice in town. They got her into the facility and she passed. I want to thank you all for your kindness in letting me vent. We knew it was coming but it still stuns. (Sorry for any errors in tablet)

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My sis in law passed away today. (Original Post) PA_jen Mar 2022 OP
I'm sorry for your loss TheProle Mar 2022 #1
Thanks. PA_jen Mar 2022 #9
I'm so sorry for your loss Wicked Blue Mar 2022 #2
Thank you PA_jen Mar 2022 #11
I am so sorry. Please accept my sincere condolences. LoisB Mar 2022 #3
you have my prayers demtenjeep Mar 2022 #4
so sorry PA-jen Skittles Mar 2022 #5
May her memory be a blessing. nt Atticus Mar 2022 #6
Sending hugs and vibes for healing and comfort for you and your family. niyad Mar 2022 #7
... Nevilledog Mar 2022 #8
My condolences on your loss. CentralMass Mar 2022 #10
I am so very sorry, PA_jen. crickets Mar 2022 #12
May she rest in peace FakeNoose Mar 2022 #13
Aw, deepest sympathy... Karadeniz Mar 2022 #14
Very sorry. onecaliberal Mar 2022 #15
So sorry, PA_jen. momta Mar 2022 #16
so sorry for your loss. essaynnc Mar 2022 #17
I'm sorry for your loss. 58Sunliner Mar 2022 #18
Condolences. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2022 #19
Not just checking - all accounts. soldierant Mar 2022 #29
Yes. Unfortunately, my brother had not made the POD needed. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2022 #31
So, so sorry, PA_jen! summer_in_TX Mar 2022 #20
I'm very sorry for your loss dlk Mar 2022 #21
. spanone Mar 2022 #22
I am so sorry Meowmee Mar 2022 #23
I am so sorry, Jen. sheshe2 Mar 2022 #24
Kindest thoughts, I just lost a brother in law to pancreatic cancer. my sis loved him so. Cozmo Mar 2022 #25
My condolences and comfort, Jen. Backseat Driver Mar 2022 #26
Condolences to you and your family. Samrob Mar 2022 #27
So sorry Bayard Mar 2022 #28
I'm sorry Jen! Safe passage to your beloved sister. AllyCat Mar 2022 #30
I'm sorry. cate94 Mar 2022 #32
I'm sorry for your loss vercetti2021 Mar 2022 #33
I hear your pain. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 2022 #34
I am so sorry gopiscrap Mar 2022 #35
 

demtenjeep

(31,997 posts)
4. you have my prayers
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 11:43 PM
Mar 2022

I lost my sister to cancer last year.


I am sure you were close.

Please give my love to your family and taie care of yourself as well

Skittles

(153,169 posts)
5. so sorry PA-jen
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 11:44 PM
Mar 2022

I know the feeling of having this happen during a pandemic, very stressful. Be kind to yourself.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,862 posts)
19. Condolences.
Fri Mar 4, 2022, 12:17 AM
Mar 2022

A bit over a year ago I got a call on my cell phone. The man calling identified himself as Officer Brian somebody with the Tucson police. I knew what he was going to say, and so I put him on speakerphone, as my sister was visiting me. It was the news that our younger brother had died. Sad, but not unexpected, as he'd been in declining health for some years.

I'll add this good news. My sister was able to take control of our brother's bank account. We knew he'd long wanted his good friend Tom to have his leftover money, and sister was able to make that happen. Hooray!

This is a reminder to all of you that you need a will. You need to designate who should get your stuff, your money. Have a POD (pay on death) on your checking account. And if those you will your stuff to die, make a new will. Better yet, have a will that anticipates such things.

soldierant

(6,888 posts)
29. Not just checking - all accounts.
Fri Mar 4, 2022, 01:19 AM
Mar 2022

You can make the POD your estate and then put details in your will. But if you don't have a POD there, it's likely to be distributed before the will is even seen, let alone officially read. Same goes for life insurance policies.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,862 posts)
31. Yes. Unfortunately, my brother had not made the POD needed.
Fri Mar 4, 2022, 01:35 AM
Mar 2022

I have a will, needed PODs, and pretty much every thing else needed.

I've been through settling the estates of various others. It is truly vastly more complicated than you know, if you've never been through this.

When I see people say something like, "I don't care, I'll be dead" I want to scream. You need to find out what it is like, you need to have a clue what it is like.

Everyone over the age of 18 needs a will. I made sure both of my sons made a will when they were 18. Fast forward a decade or so. My younger son died, at age 30. But he had a will. Which made lots of things very easier.

So, to every one who might see this post, make sure you have a will. Trust me, it will make things vastly easier for your survivors

dlk

(11,569 posts)
21. I'm very sorry for your loss
Fri Mar 4, 2022, 12:21 AM
Mar 2022

Even if it’s expected, it’s never easy. Sending thoughts of peace and comfort to you and your family.

OAITW r.2.0

(24,504 posts)
34. I hear your pain.
Fri Mar 4, 2022, 02:03 AM
Mar 2022

I haven't lost any sibs, SIL's or BIL's...yet. I honestly hope I exit 1st so as to avoid it.

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