Mom, Dad and all 5 children met in Newport Beach for a family meeting this Valentines Day weekend. My siblings and I felt that they had to have a Power of Attorney and a Living Will in place, and the Last Will & Testament had to be revised. Beyond paperwork, we wanted to hear their wishes; were they ready to sell the cottage, and if so, what about after the cottage?How'd it go? It started out dramatically. Just before noon on Friday the 13th we had to dial 9-1-1. Mom has asthma and the prednisone she takes for it makes her skin paper thin so when she banged her leg against the bed frame it split wide open. After a trip to the emergency room and 17 stitches she was fine, but rattled.
The drama started on the way home from the airport. With my parents sitting in the back seat and unable to read lips, it took no time to realize their hearing had slipped another notch. Just mentioning getting it checked evoked a surprising reaction from my mother.
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