A Final Celebration

As I celebrate my anniversary with my husband, we have been shocked into a reality we have not yet had to deal with.

My friend's husband passed away yesterday, after complications from the heart surgery.

She will now spend what would have been his 42nd birthday, celebrating his life one final time as she buries him.

She will not have the opportunity to celebrate their marriage again, as their anniversary would have been next week.

Instead of preparing for what should have been a week of birthday and anniversary celebrations, she is trying to figure out many other things.

Things my hubby and I have not really talked about.

Life insurance...where are the policies, how much, what terms.

Health insurance...how much longer will the kids be covered before having to get alternate insurance?

Mortgage insurance...do we have it? Is the mortgage paid off in this event?

Car payments...how much is still owed? What is the resale value?

Bank accounts, investment accounts...how many, where are they, passwords, value?

So while I celebrate with my husband, we both realize that there are things we need to discuss and prepare for.

While I am not looking forward to these discussions, I know they must be had. And I know, that should something happen to either one of us...it will help the other one of us get through an already difficult time.

Til next time, I'll still be...

Being Brenda