text: i'm about to have a heart shunt thing done giving my recent health issues should i burn all personal letteretc it would profit no one to go through my stuff but i'v kept most of my life secert  not even my dh or family knows what i do or have done but i'v always kept a track path  ther are those who know me in a real different light then family how should i handle this give these personal documents to a friend you can trust and if something should happen, give the friend instructions on how to discard these items. if you have secrets obviously these are secrets for a reason no need to ruin your legacy.