Why I made this
I wish I had had this when my father died.
My father was living with his father and taking care of him when he had a stroke and died suddenly. I lived out of state. I flew home to a funeral I had never planned, my father’s estate, and my grandfather, who had dementia and now needed a nursing home, and whose belongings and estate needed sorting too.
I had a team helping me, and I was still in a whirlwind of grief and overwhelm. I did not know what to do first, what could wait, or who things should go to.
I made this kit because I wish I had had it. It is the list I needed: what to do now, what to leave alone, who to call, and what to hand to a professional. I hope it gives you one less thing to figure out.
Start here, not everywhere.