My daughter will make the final decision, of course, but she asked my opinion. Maybe others here have been down this road.
We don't know cause of death yet, but my daughter's 41 year old brother-in-law just died suddenly at his home, apparently in his sleep. He was single, so he may have died as much as a full day before being discovered. 2 questions:
1) My grandchildren are 10 and 7, and saw their Uncle on a regular basis.
Autopsy required by law, so we don't know yet when it will be done and thus funeral timing. But funeral may be as early as tomorrow (Thursday). The kids haven't been told, yet. I told DD that I think it would be better to have the kids attend the funeral. They are both smart for their ages, and I thought attending a formal "goodbye" would be better for them. Am I wrong?
2) DD's mother-in-law is 82, with Alzheimer's. She has a full time in home attendant, still has some cognition, and they believe she still knows her children. Do they tell her?
We don't know cause of death yet, but my daughter's 41 year old brother-in-law just died suddenly at his home, apparently in his sleep. He was single, so he may have died as much as a full day before being discovered. 2 questions:
1) My grandchildren are 10 and 7, and saw their Uncle on a regular basis.
Autopsy required by law, so we don't know yet when it will be done and thus funeral timing. But funeral may be as early as tomorrow (Thursday). The kids haven't been told, yet. I told DD that I think it would be better to have the kids attend the funeral. They are both smart for their ages, and I thought attending a formal "goodbye" would be better for them. Am I wrong?
2) DD's mother-in-law is 82, with Alzheimer's. She has a full time in home attendant, still has some cognition, and they believe she still knows her children. Do they tell her?