Deductions & credits

Basically, I'm seeing what options are out there. The government has been notified of her death. Since she had no income the year she died, the IRS says we don't have to file a final individual tax return for her. There were a lot of medical expenses this past year for her and we even had to sell her home to pay for them. I was just wondering if there was any way to claim or recoup anything on taxes.