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[quote=Anonymous]Request more original death certificates than you think you'll need. Like, at least a dozen. My dad was surprised how many places required an original as he worked at shutting down my mom's life.

She didn't have much of a life independent of him- all her credit cards were linked to him, his name was on all bank accounts she had, they shared an Amazon account, etc. And yet, he had to spend hours and days and weeks calling and emailing various places to get her name taken off things, and so many required original death certificates.

Also, go to her apartment and get the things you'd be devastated if the landlord took or threw them out. Jewelry, photographs, paperwork, recipes, you'll want stuff with her handwriting.

Don't pay the home health aides more than a week - there are a lot of boomers and it will be easy for them to find another job.

Don't shut down your mom's Facebook until you have contacted all her friends on there. It's kind of tacky but the easiest way is to log into her account and put up a post saying you're her daughter, she died suddenly Saturday night, please friend Your Name if they want details on the memorial which will be in few weeks/months. [/quote]

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