Path: ...!news.misty.com!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!panix!.POSTED.panix5.panix.com!not-for-mail From: jeffj@panix.com (Jeff Jonas) Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.fandom Subject: Re: Deb Geisler -- 1957-2024 Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 13:12:33 -0000 (UTC) Organization: ferretronix.com Message-ID: References: <17bf6ae2d6b8207f$41799$3716115$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> Injection-Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 13:12:33 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: reader1.panix.com; posting-host="panix5.panix.com:166.84.1.5"; logging-data="1653"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@panix.com" Bytes: 2182 Lines: 36 >> Thanks. But that just raises (I know better than to say "begs") >> the question, how do *they* find out? >> If you were to die tomorrow, would anyone report your death to them? I'm still drafting my will to include notifications. I handled my parents' funerals. Notifying all their friends was difficult because I did not know all their friends. Family were all out-of-state. Dad's cellphone was full of names I did not recognize. Jewish funerals are normally held within 3 days, so time is of the essence. Happily, I knew a lot of my dad's clubs and organizations so word spread quickly. Even with a pre-arranged funeral, there was a lot to arrange at the last moment. >In today's world, I sometimes wonder if it's possible that people lie >decomposing at home for months or more without anyone noticing. The human touch is still people making "wellness checks" even if just a phone call or text. Automated/computerized "eldercare" is slowly filling the void with activity sensors and such to their doctor/healthcare-provider and trusted friends/family. It can be accomplished with privacy and reasonable security. My masters' thesis was a medication compliance device ("did you take your pill today"), with HIPAA compliance in mind. Sadly, I aimed too high and was hoping for a community based system without monthly fees. I never found any that gained critical mass. -- jeffj --