“We wanted to know where we would go!”

Funerals, organ donation… Without taboo, these Normans confide in their last wishes on this All Saints' Day.

Thinking about your own end, planning what comes next, dizzying for some. Others think about it and then forget, “ tall about funerals I haven't done anything yet, but with my wife we ​​think about it, we never know what could happen, like an accident », confides Alain.

It's difficult to look forward to dark times and start writing a will, but notary Thomas Bricnet reminds us, “doing it doesn't make you die.”.

Then comes the question of choosing between cremation and burial in the ground. “Have me cremated so as not to take up space in cemeteriesestimates Edith. Not necessarily a religious ceremony or anything, something very simple, in a small group with music that I like and joy, to remember cool things.”

Mr. and Mrs. Frétigny have already organized their funerals. If initially Monsieur wanted to be cremated, Madame was not of the same opinion. Ultimately the two spouses will remain united until death. “We had our vault made, our monumentthey specify before concluding with a touch of humor, We wanted to know where we would go!”

The septuagenarian thinks above all of his son and the weight of organizing the funeral. “We did what was necessary to give our son peace of mind, so that he would have less to worry about. It costs so much that I want it to be as simple as possiblehe explains, at the notarial level everything is done.”

There is no age to prepare for one's death.”what is important is to do it before losing your mental faculties since from then on it is too late”specifies Maître Thomas Bricnet, notary in Val-de-Reuil in Eure.

The majority of wills that Maître Bricnet receives for study are written by people aged 30 to 35, “it is often when they acquire their property together that they ask themselves this question: what happens in the event of a fatal accident? When we do it, we settle 80 to 90% of our last wishes.”. The notary wants to reassure the most undecided, “we can always modify it, come back to it, refine it”.

In 90% of cases, the will is opened between two and four weeks after death.because the heirs concentrate on the organization of the funeral and do not think that information could have been written in the will by the deceased“, explains Maître Bricnet. It is therefore important to communicate in advance with those close to you about your last wishes.

Same thinking around organ donation, which cannot wait for the opening of a will. “For organ donation you really have to warn the family, tell the children “I'm ok” take what you want, what could be useful”confides Brigitte lightly “There's has so many gaps, it's to save lives! If we don't talk about it around us, in pain they might not think about it.”.

Cremation or burial, organ donor or not, it is important to communicate your last wishes to your loved ones in order to implement them in the best possible way.