Story Arranged for My Cremation Today

[Blackjack]

Shit's gettin' real...

 

[LonelyLight]

When are you planning on leaving? I'm sorry if that's an awful question.
How do you go about arranging that without suspicion? I've never thought of actually arranging things myself, just leaving a note of instructions I'd hope would be followed.

 

[gingerplum]

Oh jeez. I was just thinking of you. You know, it really speaks to your character that you're still putting your family first, despite the fact that you're waiting at the bus stop with a completely debilitating illness.

Really thoughtful to make those arrangements. I'm sure it wasn't easy!

 

[Blackjack]

When are you planning on leaving? I'm sorry if that's an awful question.
How do you go about arranging that without suspicion? I've never thought of actually arranging things myself, just leaving a note of instructions I'd hope would be followed.

Where I live you can't pay for it in advance, but you can authorize your own cremation & fill out the forms for them to keep on file.

When are you planning on leaving? I'm sorry if that's an awful question.
How do you go about arranging that without suspicion? I've never thought of actually arranging things myself, just leaving a note of instructions I'd hope would be followed.

I'll be gone in 5-6 days.

Oh jeez. I was just thinking of you. You know, it really speaks to your character that you're still putting your family first, despite the fact that you're waiting at the bus stop with a completely debilitating illness.

Really thoughtful to make those arrangements. I'm sure it wasn't easy!

Also scheduling a Boomerang email for 1 week from today to my son's basketball Coach & Asst Principal with my dying wish to give my son another opportunity to try out for basketball so he doesn't become a higher-risk for dropping out since basketball has always been his primary motivation for keeping his grades up. How's THAT for a guilt trip?!

 

[Darkhaven]

That's something i want to check out too.
I'm not sure if i can schedule a cremation for myself in advance over here.
I'm going to print the forms for refusing certain medical interventions while unconscious: things like being linked to a life support machine to keep you alive. We can also fill a form to refuse becoming a organ donor, as over here we have a "donor presumption" in effect.
They only take organs of people who die on hospitals but i just want to be sure they won't end up tearing me apart against my will.
Knowing that my funeral and cremation was scheduled would be one less thing for me to stress over. I don't think it works like that here, which is a shame.

 

[Blackjack]

FYI there's also a handy dandy Notary app to notarize all your important docs electronically via live video chat from the comfort of your deathbed for $25 a pop. Fucking brilliant I tell ya.

Notarize.com

 

[Morphinekiss]

I used to think it was creepy as hell that my grandmother has pre-paid for her cremation and has her ash box just chilling in the closet. Now I think she's a genius.

Your poise about your situation never ceases to amaze me.

 

[Blackjack]

I used to think it was creepy as hell that my grandmother has pre-paid for her cremation and has her ash box just chilling in the closet. Now I think she's a genius.

Your poise about your situation never ceases to amaze me.

Thanks but IRL I'm a mental train wreck. Just because I can string a few sentences together on my phone, don't let that fool ya.

 

[Blackjack]

Just finished my Last Will & Testament electronically, from my iPhone, as well. Technology is a beautiful thing.

 

[woxihuanni]

It kills me that I cannot do the same without attracting suspicion. Don't want the fuckers to bury the smurf.

 

[Blackjack]

It kills me that I cannot do the same without attracting suspicion. Don't want the fuckers to bury the smurf.

You might be surprised what you can do on the DL over the internet. I'd suggest doing a little investigating, at least.

 

[woxihuanni]

You might be surprised what you can do on the DL over the internet. I'd suggest doing a little investigating, at least.

Thank you for pointing the way, but my options are probably a bit different than over there. Can check, of course.

 

[Blackjack]

Thank you for pointing the way, but my options are probably a bit different than over there. Can check, of course.

Do you live off the beaten path?

 

[NextBusLeaving]

I am making payments on my mausoleum plot and I recently sat down with a funeral director to get the lowdown on cost and prepayment. I hope not to need it for many years but when I do I want family to be covered.

 

[Blackjack]

I am making payments on my mausoleum plot and I recently sat down with a funeral director to get the lowdown on cost and prepayment. I hope not to need it for many years but when I do I want family to be covered.

Yep, 1 less thing for the fam to worry about.

 

[woxihuanni]

Do you live off the beaten path?

I'll pm.

 

[Jean Améry]

It's good to tidy things up and it shows character. It's at least one thing your loved-ones won't have to worry about. Plus it gives you something to do.

As to the will: wouldn't your inheritance automatically (by law) go to your husband and child(ren)?

Before I go I'll go to a notary to write up an ironclad will that cannot possibly be called into question (here a notary is a public servant and as such what he writes down has a special legal status: it basically can't be revoked or nullified unless fraud can be proven) so my parents will get jack shit (I have no children and that's the way our inheritance law works: in that case if you don't have a will your parents will inherit, if they're dead your siblings and so on). What I have will go to those in genuine need so I'll at least have left this sad world in a slightly better shape than how I found it.

My books and music (cd's and dvd's) will go to a few friends. I'm leaning towards no funeral at all: those who actually cared will remember me in their heart and the rest can go F themselves for all I care.

I think you could benefit from reading this: https://emilkirkegaard.dk/en/?p=1999. They're two letter written by the Roman stoic philosopher Seneca on the subject of suicide. The man himself died most admirably and what he wrote here is pure wisdom. Especially this:

"It is not a question of dying earlier or later but of dying well or ill. And dying well means escape from the danger of living ill."

 

[gingerplum]

Also scheduling a Boomerang email for 1 week from today to my son's basketball Coach & Asst Principal with my dying wish to give my son another opportunity to try out for basketball so he doesn't become a higher-risk for dropping out since basketball has always been his primary motivation for keeping his grades up. How's THAT for a guilt trip?!

Lemme get this straight: you're using the guilt of the dying mother's last wish to your son's potential advantage??

SLOW. CLAP.

You're a diabolical fucking genius. Frankly I'm scared shitless for anyone not on your good side.

 

[TAW122]

Wow, that is indeed a lot of preparation and I hope you are at peace when the time comes. I wish you the best.