death – Mama 'N Chief

On this day 2 years ago, my father, Willis Milden, went to the hospital, with what we thought was severe flu symptoms and within twenty-four hours he died. 4 days prior, we were together, laughing, talking, and having lunch. Then in the blink of an eye, he was gone. It wasn't the flu. We were told that he had pneumonia and water on the lungs and he succumbed to respiratory failure, coupled with sepsis. Everything about how he died, resembled Covid but the experts would likely say that the timeline does not add up. Perhaps, I'm just grasping at straws, to give justification to a death that still feels so untimely. My Dad was vibrant and full of life and really had just begun living his best one. 7 months before he passed, we watched him walk across the stage and get his Master's Degree in psychology. It was something that at the age of 66, he strived for and accomplished. He was crushing his goals one by one, first with getting his GED, then

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Planning for Death & Old Age, When You’re Young and Full of Life

Yeah, I know. What the heck are we doing talking about aging, death and all things morbid on the cusp of summertime fun, graduations and kids being out of school? No worries, I’ll lighten the mood with future blog posts but honestly is there really a right time to talk about death? Most people get really uncomfortable when they have to talk about their own mortality. Particularly if you’re a millennial. In the midst of traveling, enjoying life, planning a career, finding a soulmate, starting a family and purchasing your first home, who wants to think about getting old and dying? It should be you. We are in the age where crowdfunding sources such as GoFundMe and YouCaring have essentially become the 401k, health insurance and life insurance policies for people and their families. But what happens when those sources don’t work because the monetary goal isn’t met? Your loved ones are often left in a lurch trying to figure out how they will cover your medical care and final expenses or they’ll have no idea

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