Check-Out Planning Services Ltd.

From Loss, Comes A New Beginning Who hasn’t experienced a sudden death in the family? It’s pure trauma made worse by the harsh decisions to follow, but does it really have to be that way? As an only child with three adult children of her own, the daughter had instantly inherited the many complexities that await the loved ones of a family member who passes without an end-of-life plan. It had seemed like the mother would live forever, but a Sunday morning phone call utterly destroyed that notion. As the reality of this sudden passing took hold, the daughter was left to wonder, what would her mother’s wishes have been? What would have mattered to her most? What would she have wanted? Although they had all been close, the grieving family was at a loss. The daughter’s grief took a backseat to the financial, moral and legal decisions that had to be made over the weeks and months that followed. Even the lesser items required a final decision such as… Who would inherit the TV that had been recently purchased? Decisions such as cremation versus burial, autopsy or no, government requirements, tracking down all manner of service providers, pension and legal needs were cruel but necessary. The rapid distribution of the lifetime of possessions in her apartment, and calling family and friends with the painful news of the mother’s passing were distractions from the painful reality that after-all her mother was… Gone. It became clear that there had to be a better way! Experiencing the death of a loved one is painful enough, but the myriad of decisions to be made could be much easier for those left behind. If only families had some guidance—a true sense of their loved one’s wishes and treasured memories. As a result, Check-Out was born.