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My dear sweet MIL died early this a.m. on the West Coast. It was expected, she was 92. She went to sleep after getting pneumonia, which is what they say is the best way to go. This latest loss underscores how those of us approaching 70 or more may want to live it up, now.
My condolences to you and the family. Doesn't matter how "expected" it is, it's never easy.
That's how I want to go too. Quite a few people in my family have 'gone' that way. Lay down for a nap after lunch and that's that.
If what you mean by a leak is that when the toilet fills back up there's a trickling noise, it means that the mechanism that shuts the water off needs to be adjusted. Putting a brick (a regular brick) inside displaces the water and makes the water level higher, which might be enough pressure to force the valve to shut the water off inside the tank after a flush. There are adjustments that can be made on the mechanism to accomplish the same thing, but in the meantime try the brick (now where to get one of those....).
The brick worked OK with older toilets. Except crumbs from the brick could mess up other parts of the water closet.
We now have ultra low flow toilets. Brick is a no- go. In fact, there's nothing user-replaceable! Last time we had a leak, the manufacturer shipped us a replacement "thing" which controlled the water closet. All or nothing.
Thanks everyone, for your condolences. We will not be traveling to the West Coast, as she is being immediately cremated and her other son there will be bringing her remains in October to a memorial service in Connecticut, where she is from and where still has cousins around her age and us. It is so hard when your loved ones are 3,000 mi away from you. It's understandable why she moved there, but it made it impossible for us to visit more than a few times. We missed so many good years with her. I can't think of another elder who was as nice as she was. Just loved everybody and had no complaints even in the severe pain of a botched back operation. She died in peace, as she lived.
Thanks everyone, for your condolences. We will not be traveling to the West Coast, as she is being immediately cremated and her other son there will be bringing her remains in October to a memorial service in Connecticut, where she is from and where still has cousins around her age and us. It is so hard when your loved ones are 3,000 mi away from you. It's understandable why she moved there, but it made it impossible for us to visit more than a few times. We missed so many good years with her. I can't think of another elder who was as nice as she was. Just loved everybody and had no complaints even in the severe pain of a botched back operation. She died in peace, as she lived.
You can't ask for better than that. We should all be so fortunate.
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Last time we had a leak, the manufacturer shipped us a replacement "thing" which controlled the water closet. All or nothing. 
