Well, Mary, at 75, there are some things I couldn’t have imagined before that become reality. My dad did very well in assisted living, where they actually did assist him. Lots different from being in a skilled nursing facility, which my nurse/granddaughter swears she will never allow to happen to me or any other family member to be I have a ling term care policy that will pay me x number if dollars per day for the last three years of my life (based on an actuarial table) that I can use to pay for in home caregiving, which I too believe is what I woukd prefer. My previous husband died at home, but it wasn’t pretty. Better than in the hospital, if you have a choice. Sometimes you don’t. I prefer to plan ahead to the extent that I can. It’s better than living with my eyes closed.
True...are my eyes closed? Not really sure. Perhaps they are. I have money for home caregiving (if necessary), but admittedly, I am planning on living till at least 100, with all my teeth, working in my garden, and one day, just close my eyes, in my bed of daisies and that will just be "it."
Well, if I measure my life in terms of careers (or attempts at them), I'm now on #4! But if I measure it in terms of the things I find important (nature, dogs, science, music), then I guess nothing's really changed and I'm still on #1.
Well, Mary, at 75, there are some things I couldn’t have imagined before that become reality. My dad did very well in assisted living, where they actually did assist him. Lots different from being in a skilled nursing facility, which my nurse/granddaughter swears she will never allow to happen to me or any other family member to be I have a ling term care policy that will pay me x number if dollars per day for the last three years of my life (based on an actuarial table) that I can use to pay for in home caregiving, which I too believe is what I woukd prefer. My previous husband died at home, but it wasn’t pretty. Better than in the hospital, if you have a choice. Sometimes you don’t. I prefer to plan ahead to the extent that I can. It’s better than living with my eyes closed.
True...are my eyes closed? Not really sure. Perhaps they are. I have money for home caregiving (if necessary), but admittedly, I am planning on living till at least 100, with all my teeth, working in my garden, and one day, just close my eyes, in my bed of daisies and that will just be "it."
So be it.
Well, if I measure my life in terms of careers (or attempts at them), I'm now on #4! But if I measure it in terms of the things I find important (nature, dogs, science, music), then I guess nothing's really changed and I'm still on #1.
Oh, I love that!! Then, I am still on #1 too! (cats, nature, books, music, people watching). Thank you, Wendy.