I got the call this morning. He would have been 67 in June. Dementia sucks. The Hospice was wonderful and took care of all the arrangements with a funeral home. I went in right after work and just stood by his bedside for two hours. Still hasn't sunk in.
Thank you to everyone on here who offered support and advice during these final months of his life. Tell the people you love that you love them.
I got the call last week that my dad's dementia is far advanced and his prognosis is 6 months at best. Got him set up with hospice care, and one of the questions they asked is if there was a funeral home we wanted to use. I said we couldn't afford one, so she researched some option that are more affordable, coming out in the $1,000-$1,500 range.
Thing is, I can't afford even that. I currently have $5 in my account, and I've been paycheck to paycheck my whole life. All my dad's money has been eaten up by his care and the remaining social security pays for his nursing home (apart from $60 per month, which is obviously not nearly enough). I literally haven't been able to see him in a month because I can't afford the gas needed to get there. He also does not have life insurance.
What do I do when the time passes? He has explicitly told me he did not care about having a funeral, so my intention was always just to have a less formal celebration of life at a friend's house, but are there options available to not have to spend any money upon his passing, since I do not have money to spend?