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In other words, you don't want to leave. It's like when you die, you don't want to leave a headache with everything. And then there's a healthcare directive. And I have a little funny story to tell about that. So my son is an attorney and my daughter is a quality improvement engineer in the healthcare arena. So when Janet and I were putting together all this stuff, if we're both gone,

So we talked to my daughter, Anna, and we said, Anna, all right, you want to be power of attorney or what do you want to be? And so she, kiddingly, she says, what the hell do I know about the legal stuff? Abram's the attorney. Let him take care of all that. He can't stand the sight of blood. I'll take care of the health care side of the equation. So that was easy.

So we talked to my daughter, Anna, and we said, Anna, all right, you want to be power of attorney or what do you want to be? And so she, kiddingly, she says, what the hell do I know about the legal stuff? Abram's the attorney. Let him take care of all that. He can't stand the sight of blood. I'll take care of the health care side of the equation. So that was easy.

But for our listening audience, it's something that you really should – look at carefully and do. And it's kind of, I guess it's uncomfortable because you're thinking about these things. On the other hand, if you think about it in the positive way of not leaving a headache behind when you pass away is really a gift more than anything.

But for our listening audience, it's something that you really should – look at carefully and do. And it's kind of, I guess it's uncomfortable because you're thinking about these things. On the other hand, if you think about it in the positive way of not leaving a headache behind when you pass away is really a gift more than anything.

Correct. You know, so, you know, to your point, you know, Clarence, we discussed that Everybody deals with death differently. It can be in thought. It can be in tears. It can be going for a walk. It can be just about anything. And I think what we all need to realize is just that. Everybody deals with it differently. I'll give you a for instance.

Correct. You know, so, you know, to your point, you know, Clarence, we discussed that Everybody deals with death differently. It can be in thought. It can be in tears. It can be going for a walk. It can be just about anything. And I think what we all need to realize is just that. Everybody deals with it differently. I'll give you a for instance.

When my father passed away, I remember picking my aunt up at the airport, his sister. And the minute she got in the car, she said to me, I need to see him. my father passed away, which really struck me as strange, really strange. So I said, okay. And I drove her straight to the funeral home where he was lying in a casket. And she went in, she was in for about five minutes

When my father passed away, I remember picking my aunt up at the airport, his sister. And the minute she got in the car, she said to me, I need to see him. my father passed away, which really struck me as strange, really strange. So I said, okay. And I drove her straight to the funeral home where he was lying in a casket. And she went in, she was in for about five minutes

came out and said directly to me, okay, now we can go. So that was her way of dealing with it. It was a sense of closure, I guess, whatever, but nothing should be judged when it comes to this stuff.

came out and said directly to me, okay, now we can go. So that was her way of dealing with it. It was a sense of closure, I guess, whatever, but nothing should be judged when it comes to this stuff.

Right. That's how you feel. And that's great. So, okay. Let's talk about chronic and acute. Okay. So some people many people have chronic health conditions. Pick one. Cancer, just for argument's sake here. And they're dying from cancer.

Right. That's how you feel. And that's great. So, okay. Let's talk about chronic and acute. Okay. So some people many people have chronic health conditions. Pick one. Cancer, just for argument's sake here. And they're dying from cancer.

And what happens, good, bad, or different, I have no way of judging this, but good, bad, or different, for the family, let's just talk about the family, for somebody who's dying with a chronic

And what happens, good, bad, or different, I have no way of judging this, but good, bad, or different, for the family, let's just talk about the family, for somebody who's dying with a chronic

disease there's a a readiness factor that plays out okay in other words over the long period of time whatever that period of time is when this person is is dying um the family has a chance to um accept it okay and um And when it happens, it's not, shall we say, unexpected. OK, in that sense. All right. All right. Not that it's not sad. Don't get me wrong.

disease there's a a readiness factor that plays out okay in other words over the long period of time whatever that period of time is when this person is is dying um the family has a chance to um accept it okay and um And when it happens, it's not, shall we say, unexpected. OK, in that sense. All right. All right. Not that it's not sad. Don't get me wrong.

And it's just that you have had more time to, quote, prepare.

And it's just that you have had more time to, quote, prepare.

Then there's the other side, a chronic illness. excuse me, an acute condition where somebody dies, you know, suddenly from a heart attack. And boom, it's like, you know, it's the shock that comes with that. Okay. However, you know, there are pros and cons to both sides.