On the topic of "death cleaning", it can sometimes become pathalogical. I have in-laws that are becoming obsessed trying not to be a burden but it has made thei

On the topic of "death cleaning", it can sometimes become pathalogical. I have in-laws that are becoming obsessed trying not to be a burden but it has made their final years worse. Their home has become inhospitable to visitors - hardly enough chairs for people to sit, no guest room, etc. So family members have to get hotel rooms when they visit. They also tend to just give away heirlooms that other family members want to keep for sentimental reasons without asking if they want them first. Which has led to all sorts of ill will between relatives. Oddly, for a couple that swear they never want to end up in a nursing home, they ended up bringing the sterile feeling of a nursing home to their own home.