Susan Price has an invaluable list of vital information you will need just in case you have an emergency with your aging parents.

She goes into detail about everything from your parents' banking to blood types.  And yes, you may need to know all of this.

Now is the time to start collecting info about your parents' friends, service people, attorneys and investments before a crisis arises.

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