DEAR PLACES: Cremation or aquamation (also known as biocremation or alkaline hydrolysis, a water-based process that breaks the body down similar to cremation but without burning) are great options if they match the couple’s desires for their bodies after death.

Does the letter writer keep their sick brother alive or secure their kids’ financial futures?

His insurance company kicked him off getting any more of his last chance medication that could give him another one to five years of life.