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Originally Posted by Blossom
So as you know my sister died right....and she didn't have any life insurance of any kind. So I had to try to raise funds. My brother in Canada put up 50% of the cost and I started a fundraiser to get up the rest. I've been able to raise half of what was left so I just need the other half now but here's my rant. My brother who lives in the next town over has not given one dime toward my sister's expenses. However he's currently going through her house picking out things he wants from her possessions. I'm livid. He con mom to give him the key.
He hasn't done anything. Not one thing since my sister passed. I've had to do everything. My brother in Canada has helped as much as one can in another country but my other brother nothing. I asked him for a donation but he says he doesn't have it yet he was able to throw a big BBQ yesterday and another one today while my sister is laying in her crypt with no headstone because I haven't finished paying off the expenses. How can he live with himself!?!?
I had to put mom in a skilled nursing facility which will incur some out of pocket costs that Medicaid doesn't cover like laundry, clothes, beauty salon costs.....etc. I still can't believe this is happening. I found the animals all homes as well. So we don't have to drive all the way there each day to take care of them.
I just can't believe he expects me to believe he has no money when he has very good paying job. Surely he could give something......strangers have given more than he has.
Do yourself a favor and make sure you have your burial costs taken care of and a Will. It will save your love ones so much hardships after your gone. None of us expect to die suddenly but it could happen at any time no matter our age or health. My cousin was in a bad wreck yesterday she's barely twenty and a new mother. She's going to be okay once her broken bones heal but just like that your life could be over.
The average funeral costs here are $15000 I got lucky that a relative gave an extra crypt they had so with my sister I've only had to pay for body care, funeral, casket and transportation to graveyard and finally a headstone.
It's been a hard lesson to learn everything that happens when you are the one to handle such matters.
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Ahh, the vultures. It happened when both my grandmothers died. My parents took care of them for decades. No, not exaggerating, both lived well into their 90s. Not all just money help, but house repairs, driving to and fro for Dr. appts, grocery shopping, etc. Only one other sibling of dad's helped at all, and mom's brother did nothing. But wow, as soon as they died, the vultures showed up at the houses and just picked them clean! Just disgusting.
I'm sorry you are going through all this.
S