From: cblais1@shaw.ca   
      
   Oh - well Cloverdale looks pretty nice also!  All the best!   
      
      
   "Dangerous"  wrote in message   
   news:QOLVh.8229$VF5.4369@edtnps82...   
   > We may....we are actually looking in Cloverdale which borders langley...   
   > We have had 3 subjects removed and are just waiting on one more subject.   
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   > Dora   
   > Dangerous with Attitude   
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   > I do it cause I can   
   > "Claire (Mason) Blais"  wrote in message   
   > news:y7zVh.93912$DE1.42380@pd7urf2no...   
   > > Thanks Dora - I see you're in the middle of moving - I sure don't envy   
   you   
   > > that - drop me a line when you get a chance with your new addy and   
   phone -   
   > > are you planning on staying in the Langley area?  It's pretty there!   
   > >   
   > > Claire   
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   > > "Dangerous"  wrote in message   
   > > news:W%qVh.6341$j%5.5304@edtnps90...   
   > >> Claire so sorry to hear of your loss.....   
   > >>   
   > >> My dad had a partial pension (served 22 years).   
   > >> Still miss him....and so many times I  have questions for   
   > >> him about life during his Military career...   
   > >>   
   > >> I don't know anything about DVA benefits.  My dad   
   > >> had none....I still have all the papers from his place...   
   > >> I should look through them again.   
   > >>   
   > >> And once again Claire.....my condolences...   
   > >>   
   > >> (((hugs)))   
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   > >> Dora   
   > >> Dangerous with Attitude   
   > >>   
   > >> I do it cause I can   
   > >> "Claire (Mason) Blais"  wrote in message   
   > >> news:907Uh.72671$DE1.50640@pd7urf2no...   
   > >> > Haven't posted for quite a while - we lost our Dad on March 29/07 -   
   > > after   
   > >> > a   
   > >> > long 5 months in hospital. As much as we were relieved that he was   
   > > finally   
   > >> > "home" where he kept asking to be especially in the last month - we   
   > >> > miss   
   > >> > him   
   > >> > very much and haven't quite come to grips yet with the fact that we   
   > > won't   
   > >> > be   
   > >> > seeing him again in this life.   
   > >> >   
   > >> > Sometime when I'm feeling a bit stronger - remind me to post about   
   the   
   > >> > pitfalls of not pre-planning/pre-paying for your funeral - Whew what   
   an   
   > >> > experience! And the expense was astronomical for what we got - did   
   most   
   > > of   
   > >> > it ourselves (catharsis factors).   
   > >> >   
   > >> > Dad never did qualify for any DVA benefits although he served in both   
   > > WWII   
   > >> > with the army and for 10 years during peacetime in the airforce -   
   which   
   > >> > would have helped his wife with the costs of caring for him in the   
   last   
   > >> > couple of year and ultimately with the funeral.  In the end the   
   > > contractor   
   > >> > who does the hearing tests for DVA wouldn't come and complete the   
   tests   
   > > as   
   > >> > Dad had an infection (was not highly contagious- he wasn't in   
   > >> > isolation)and   
   > >> > this would have been the easiest way for him to qualify. Dad put off   
   > >> > for   
   > >> > years applying for any DVA benefits - he managed nicely he said, on   
   his   
   > >> > Fed   
   > >> > Govt Pension and didn't need the small amount of money he would have   
   > > been   
   > >> > able to get.  However that said - the medical benefits and end of   
   life   
   > >> > benefits would have been very helpful.   
   > >> >   
   > >> > If any of you have parents who would qualify but are reluctant to go   
   > >> > through   
   > >> > the process please encourage them on - the medical stuff - is far and   
   > >> > above   
   > >> > whatever a person can get from a normal health care provider (they   
   help   
   > >> > with   
   > >> > transport costs to and from medical appointments and help with   
   special   
   > >> > equipment needed to maintain independance etc.) and they cover the   
   full   
   > >> > cost   
   > >> > of the funeral if you are in receipt of a pension from them. This   
   > > leaves   
   > >> > the one(s) behind with a little more to manage on.   
   > >> >   
   > >> > Dad didn't qualify for last post fund either (too much cash in the   
   > >> > bank)   
   > >> > but   
   > >> > only by a bit and it's a qualify or don't scenario - so if you don't   
   > >> > there's   
   > >> > no help - not a sliding scale - Last Post is not that much money   
   > >> > ($3,600-max) but every little bit would help someone.   
   > >> >   
   > >> > Neither DVA or Last Post are very user friendly systems so be   
   prepared   
   > > to   
   > >> > deal with "big business" - but that said it's worth the effort.   
   > >> >   
   > >> > Someone on the group posted years ago about where a person could   
   apply   
   > > to   
   > >> > get a copy of a person's military records once they were deceased -   
   any   
   > >> > one   
   > >> > remember where - my sibs are I are thinking that we would like to get   
   a   
   > >> > copy   
   > >> > of our Dad's to put with the family history stuff.   
   > >> >   
   > >> > Thanks   
   > >> > Claire   
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