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A love letter to those I leave behind....or what to do in the event of my death, and why you need to go to the damn doctor.

I know the title of this post is sad and shocking.  And it is supposed to be. This week my world was rocked by the sudden death of a dear friend.  He was 48 years old.  A family man.  A loving husband and father.  And now he's gone.  Died in his sleep on a business trip.  How do you prepare for that? Emotionally?  You can't.  You can never prepare to send your spouse out the door and then they don't come home.  But you can prepare for death. Nobody wants to talk about death.  It's the elephant in the room that no one wants to discuss.  Nobody wants to think about not being here anymore.  That's normal.  But it's not ok.  If you have children? You need a will.  Period.  If you and your spouse die your children become wards of the state until guardianship is awarded to someone.  Temporary guardianship will be put into place until a judge awards final guardianship.  Nobody wants to think about that.  My mother was a certified financial planner and estate planner