5 things I wish I knew before my father died

It's time to talk to your parents about how they want to die

I dealt with a period of estrangement with my father, and when we reconnected, communication had become even more complicated. My father was dealing with the effects of a stroke, and we were both calcified with tension, resentment, and a commitment to being obstinate. I’m not sure what I would have done different if our situation/relationship was different, but I wish in dealing with his death I had some clarity about certain things, like: keep reading…