End of Life
Facing the end of life isn’t a topic many of us want to address, but it can bring peace to a stressful
situation. Having you and your loved one’s affairs in order is important. It can provide stability for
your loved ones, and it can give you peace knowing that your final days will be handled in the way you choose.
End of Life
Facing the end of life isn’t a topic many of us want to address, but it can bring peace to a stressful situation. Having you and your loved one’s affairs in order is important. It can provide stability for your loved ones, and it can give you peace knowing that your final days will be handled in the way you choose.
Planning Ahead
It’s wise for everyone, cancer or not, to plan ahead when it comes to end of life. But facing colorectal cancer will certainly force you to consider how you want the end of life to go. Here are a few topics you need to discuss with your loved ones and legal plans to make:
Healthcare decisions
While you cannot control your health, you can control who you inform and set in place to help guide your last days of life. Here’s a few considerations:
Estate decisions
Your medical wishes can be part of your estate planning, but there are also areas to consider outside of your medical treatments.
Planning Ahead
It’s wise for everyone, cancer or not, to plan ahead when it comes to end of life. But facing colorectal cancer will certainly force you to consider how you want the end of life to go. Here are a few topics you need to discuss with your loved ones and legal plans to make:
Healthcare decisions
While you cannot control your health, you can control who you inform and set in place to help guide your last days of life. Here’s a few considerations:
Estate decisions
Your medical wishes can be part of your estate planning, but there are also areas to consider outside of your medical treatments.
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Ask us anything, anytime. Seriously. Text us at 318-242-8272 (318-CHATCRC).
Account Access
Not only are legal plans important, but so are big and little things–like phone passwords and bank account information. Sharing this with a trusted loved one or friend will help them handle your affairs and accounts should you become unable to do so, and it will make the process of transferring your assets smoother.
Make sure you have at least one other person who can access this information, and show them where your documents live:
Under no circumstances should you personally pay any debt owed by the deceased.
Any debt owed is owed solely by the deceased’s estate, not any of their family members (unless they co-signed a line of credit). Paying any debts personally can make you responsible for the debt and can be a costly mistake. Creditors will be paid out from the available assets of the estate, not you personally.
Account Access
Not only are legal plans important, but so are big and little things–like phone passwords and bank account information. Sharing this with a trusted loved one or friend will help them handle your affairs and accounts should you become unable to do so, and it will make the process of transferring your assets smoother.
Make sure you have at least one other person who can access this information, and show them where your documents live:
Under no circumstances should you personally pay any debt owed by the deceased.
Any debt owed is owed solely by the deceased’s estate, not any of their family members (unless they co-signed a line of credit). Paying any debts personally can make you responsible for the debt and can be a costly mistake. Creditors will be paid out from the available assets of the estate, not you personally.
Legacy contacts vs. Beneficiaries
Platforms like Facebook and Apple phones have created what’s called a “Legacy contact” so someone you trust can access your account upon your passing. This is helpful if you want to make sure your online account is properly handled after you pass away.
However: Remember that a legacy contact is not the same as a legal beneficiary. Beneficiaries receive your assets—like your money or your home—after your passing and must be designated through official channels, like official paperwork.
Legacy contacts vs. Beneficiaries
Platforms like Facebook and Apple phones have created what’s called a “Legacy contact” so someone you trust can access your account upon your passing. This is helpful if you want to make sure your online account is properly handled after you pass away.
However: Remember that a legacy contact is not the same as a legal beneficiary. Beneficiaries receive your assets—like your money or your home—after your passing and must be designated through official channels, like official paperwork.