It was Congress, Ellroon, that added these forms and cut funding to the people who I’m dealing with. The bureaucrats are simply doing what Congress ordered them to do. Without the staff and the money, the system backs up. I’m thinking about all of the people who are attempting to be interred, and what they are having to do with the remains of their loved ones in this mess. At least my Mother has been cremated, so it isn’t as bad. The biggest problem is giving closure to my brothers, who were caught off guard and couldn’t make it down in time.
]]>So sorry to hear about your mom. You’ve been a loving son and heroic in your coping with events.
]]>Given how much I detested some of the Clintonista’s actions (such as their attempts to insert spy chips into all electronic devices), it’s like looking back at Shangri-la from today’s vantage point. And Clinton wasn’t even that great a President. Just tells you how lousy the current denizen and his predecessor are, that the Clinton administration looks like paradise by comparison :(.
]]>No one is ready to go through the mess that is imposed on them by the system, and I can see that things could be a lot worse, based on the experience of friends. My Mother moved years ago to simplify the transition, but they have made it worse in the mean time.
]]>It’s just not fair that once that battle is over, another begins. The only thing that you should have to be worried about right now is taking care of yourself.
Good luck with it all, and hug a couple of kitties (if they’ll let you, that is).
]]>My Mother kept records. I had the original of her insurance policy, as well as the latest version when I dealt with that issue, which stunned the agent. When I talked to the funeral director, I not only had everything she requested, I had the original of the document my Mother received from Arlington concerning my Father’s inurnment [an Arlington term] that has all of the necessary information to locate their records associated with my Mother’s inurnment right.
So, now I am not only having to duplicate all of the records they already have, I have to wait for a new form from Arlington to declare that my Mother hasn’t been convicted of a felony or any sex crimes. That is so insulting. Congress added this requirement, and I know they will blame it on ‘the bureaucrats’.
Steve, Kryten, I thank you for your good wishes. I appreciate them, and they help connect back to the real world where people care about each other.
]]>It wasn’t a surprise for me either when mom finally passed. I was there, holding her hand. I felt a little guilty because I felt relieved. Not that she was gone, not at all! But that she was no longer suffering as I had watched he suffering daily for Months. Nobody who truly Loves someone could bear to see them suffering for long, unless they are selfish heartless bastards (like my dad). *shrug*
I wish you all the best and all the luck there is! Sincere condolences. I know how you feel.
Hey… You know, if there is any such thing as an *afterlife* of some sort… Maybe your Mom will meet my Mom and compare notes on us! Hmmmmm! Not sure that would be a good thing for us! 😉
The thing that helped me cope after was remembering my Mom’s wicked sense of humor! And her wonderful laugh. 🙂 Good memories m8… Hang on to them!! Forget the rest.
If there is anything i can do, you know how to contact me.
Badtux: yeah, they are called INTJ’s (and some INFJ’s)! And they are less than 3% of the population! So good luck with that m8!
]]>– Steve
]]>They are putting a four month delay in the process, when everything else is ready to proceed. I’m having to explain this to the rest of the family, and people are really getting upset about it because they are looking for closure.
]]>There are too few people unwilling to suffer fools gladly in this world. We need more of them, not fewer of them :(.
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