I still have both parents. It's terrifying to think of losing them, even though Im not that close with them.

It’s been easier than I thought it might be, partly because my father was 87 and my mother was 88 and both went suddenly without any long illness or mental decline requiring expensive long-term care.

A very unanticipated aspect is that I find it comforting that since it’s now in the past, I never have to go through it again.