I’m worried about planning. Moving to be near my sister could be a wrench, but staying where we are, if my husband dies first, could mean I am lonely
I’m worried about how to plan for old age. I am in my 60s, my husband is in his 70s, and we have retired. We live in a city suburb, are involved in local groups and activities and have good friends around. My only sibling lives at the other end of the country, and her grown-up children are scattered around. We have no other close family, no children, and my husband is an only child. When she became elderly, my mother moved to be near us and we helped to care for her until the end of her life. Now she is gone, and we are alone, a long way from family.
I am very anxious about how to prepare for our own old age. My husband has had serious health problems, and though seemingly fine now, says I must face the fact that he will most likely go first, and that he doesn’t expect to make “old bones”. Some of our good friends are moving away as they retire. And our friends who remain in the area are some distance away, as is common in cities.
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