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My mother-in-law, Amy, who had been paralyzed for five years, called everyone to her bedside and asked me to read the will. My husband James and his elder sister Maggie each received 300 thousand in cash. A 2,150-square-foot property was left to my son Henry. 60 thousand worth of jewelry was left to my daughter-in-law, Kate. My five-year-old grandson, Lucas, sitting in my lap, received a 100-thousand-dollar education fund set up in his name. And me? The daughter-in-law who had been cleaning up after Amy and looking after her every need for five years ended up with just 10 bucks. On the will, in Amy's wobbly scrawl, it said: [10 bucks, for a 'perfect ten'.]