• I'm a digital clutter coach, but my work had never hit close to home until my dad passed away. • When he did, I was glad that I'd taken steps ahead of time to be organized. • Saving his logins, organizing a Dropbox, and keeping his phone active helped during a tough time.

I never imagined that being organized in my digital life would help my family during one of our toughest times.

My father had Parkinson's disease for many years. But in 2020, at the height of the pandemic, it got worse, fast.

He was suddenly adding extra zeros to checks, looking for the TV remote in the coat closet, and he got lost driving to the grocery store four blocks away. (That was the last time he drove.)

My way of coping with his sudden decline was to kick my organizational skills into overdrive. Though

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