How are we getting through it?

[Gwydion]

HH, so sorry to hear of your loss.
It's important to take care of yourself as well as all the paperwork, be kind to yourself.
As for practical stuff -
See/talk/email someone at Citizen Advice - you'll get a sympathetic and helpful ear and direction on what you are entitled to and what you need to do - if there is something like a Council One Stop Shop they should know and will put you in touch.
Any counselling that may be offered - take it. Our generation often regards this as a bit 'wet' - it isn't.
My condolences and best wishes
Guy

[Heedless Horseman]

Thanks. It is just getting round to 'moving'. Have made some very small steps.
In a 'military' sense... you appreciate WHY troops will just want to 'sit in a hole'... until someone 'kick's 'them out 

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

My comeriserations HH

[John Cook]

Sorry for your loss HH.  I empathise having been there with both my parents, albeit some time ago.  My advice is to let a solicitor deal with all the legal stuff - trying to do it yourself without the necessary experience can be a nightmare, even with a relatively uncomplicated estate.

[Steve J]

Well I'm going to sit down with SWMBO and watch Monty Don visiting gardens from Venice, down through the Balkans and into Greece today, to give us a splash of Summer, given it is pouring down here and we've barely seen the sun since November! Roll on Spring and some sunshine I say.

[d_Guy]

Sorry to learn of your loss HH. May she be at peace and comfort to you.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Condolences sir.
Remember the good times.

[Heedless Horseman]

Thanks All. Cousin And Wife extremely Helpful.
On practical note... the MASS of outdated papers accumulated is horrendous! Trying to find 'important' docs...
So clear out old paperwork now and then! 

[pierre the shy]

Thanks All. Cousin And Wife extremely Helpful.
On practical note... the MASS of outdated papers accumulated is horrendous! Trying to find 'important' docs...
So clear out old paperwork now and then! 

Sorry for your loss HH, its never easy when parents depart this life, both of mine have passed on (2015 and 2020).

Going through my fathers stuff we found he had kept all his payslips from when he started work in the 1940's onwards as well as the letter written by my mum's father just after the war demanding to know what my father's intentions towards his daughter were...evidently he was forbidden to see her again until mum's father was satisfied with my dad's bona fides! Times have changed a bit since then       

[Orcs]

Times have changed a bit since then       

Have they?

Told my girls to make sure their boyfriends new I had a Shotgun, a Spade and a big garden to bury them in, if they did not treat them right.   

[FierceKitty]

Yes, but these days a boyfriend who says "Let's wait until we're married" will have girls complaining he isn't treating them right.

Thank God.

[Orcs]

Yes, but these days a boyfriend who says "Let's wait until we're married" will have girls complaining he isn't treating them right.

Thank God.

I was not looking for that level of behavior, just treating them right.

[Matt J]

Condolences HH, lost my own dad a couple of weeks ago. Dementia for 5 years then massive stroke last November, survived a couple of painful weeks before letting go. Care home staff shocking, rang me with the news then next breath asked me to arrange collection straight away as "he'd already been here a few hours and they'd like the body gone now please".
Use 'tell us one service', apparently very good. Cant vouch yet as no agency come back to me!

[Raider4]

. . . until mum's father was satisfied with my dad's bona fides!

Bit personal!

(Fnarr, fnarr)

[d_Guy]

@Raider4  I just looked up your ISO certification. Who knew? Brilliant!