How can I prepare for the inevitable loss of my parents?

My dad died unexpectedly last year at the age of 65. I was 33 and my son was 9 months. I don’t think you can really do anything to prepare emotionally. Grief was nothing like how I thought it would be but everyone experiences it differently. Practically, my dad had done well at noting down where his money was saved (it was all in a spreadsheet) but we had no account numbers etc so we had to go through his emails and paperwork to find everything. All my parents’ money was saved in his name so my mum had no money for almost a year while she waited for probate. She’s now got a terrible credit score as she got into debt just paying for living expenses. Make sure they’ve nominated someone for their pension and got up to date wills. Talk to your parents about their care and funeral wishes. We had done that with dad and it made funeral planning hard. Go through old photos and talk to them about them. Find out who people are and where it was taken. This will also help you put photos together for funerals. We threw out so many photos while we were doing that as they’d kept all the ones from back in the days of film where they’d gone blurry or had weird marks. Most of all, spend time with them while you can. My dad and I had a rocky relationship once I was an adult but we’d spent a lot of time together while I was on maternity leave and he had a great relationship with my son.