Nothing too new here. CMM had a rougher than usual time with chemo this time around, and we contemplated postponing the next round by a week, but it's too difficult to reschedule with one week's notice so he's decided to go ahead Friday. Perhaps instead we can talk his doctor into reducing the dose somewhat this time. Or maybe his blood count will dictate a delay, if his platelets have dropped again.
Had a discussion with my middle son about my estate plan ideas. There is an advantage to passing the house to one son (the ability to do a transfer on death deed that will keep the low property tax rate and make transfer easier) but it does make evening things out with the other two a little complicated. My middle son though seemed enthusiastic about the idea of my oldest inheriting the house (where he lives, and he is the one who would always welcome any of his siblings home if they needed to live there with him). He's also the one who could live with roommates if needed to finance the property tax and maintenance bills. I think if he gets the house, and the money is split between the other two, I could maybe even it out by giving the other two a small (maybe 10%) interest in the house to be due if my son ever sells it. It might mean having to redo that part of my will periodically as house value and retirement fund values fluctuate but seems the most fair way to do it.
As mentioned before, I am not sure my kids will ever inherit anything from their father, since his young wife is only ten years or so older than my kids and is likely to outlive them as she's Asian and healthy. I don't know for sure but the impression I get is that my ex has a standard pass through trust where his wife gets use of the estate while alive, and then it goes to my kids. So I feel like it's up to me to preserve a little nest egg for them. (They all have struggles and/or health issues).
Hey moderators - Job? - I can access the forums still through my phone but when I try to log in on my computer it times out. Might want to investigate that glitch.
I have been having this problem for nearly a week but on both phone and computer. Today is the first day I've actually been able to log in and comment. Last week my ability to do so was very hit or miss and mostly miss as about 99.9% of attempts to log in timed out. But yay....I'm in now so I'm going to comment up a storm while I have the chance. LOL
The update is FINALLY complete - hopefully the problems are behind us, oh and we have a new "LIKE" button.
Well CMM has had his Covid booster shot! The timing has been great since he'd been off his chemo for a week due to low platelets, and although they are coming up, they're not high enough to go back on chemo this week, so it was kind of the ideal window to get the booster. (His previous two shots were during heavy duty chemo and he doesn't test positive for the antibodies, so he's the ideal candidate for the booster shot.) Hopefully his immune system will mount a better immune response this time.
But yay....I'm in now so I'm going to comment up a storm while I have the chance. LOL