My Son Left Me Behind on Thanksgiving and Flew His Family to Hawaii—So Friday Morning, I Called Movers and Took Back Everything I Had Paid For

“Not for this.”

Linda nodded.

“Do they have direct access to your money?”

I hesitated.

Daniel had helped establish online banking on my tablet after Arthur died.

He had been listed as a trusted contact at one institution and had previously helped me manage a bill-payment account.

I couldn’t remember precisely which permissions remained active.

That uncertainty frightened me.