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(I questioned whether to post this or not. Some may take it wrong but it may
bring some conversation to this sub-forum. And… I’m not sure what
sub-forum it belongs. Mods… move it if need be.)
This is about decisions many of us face. First, I no seek of sympathy, Ann and
I have been very blessed, we have excellent health coverage, some financial
means and so much more. For those who may remember my posts where I have
several times remembered those who don’t have good insurance or little financial
means dealing with this. I think of them often.
This past Friday we made a decision that was hard to make… we called a
realtor who sold us this house 18 years ago. At the time, 18 years ago, it was
our dream house come true. Three acres, on the side of a hill, cut into a notch
of 100’ oak trees, two car garage in the basement and two floors above that
have stairs. Now it’s time to sell, down size and find something on one level.
She came last Friday.
The upkeep now is more than I can handle. The leaves in the fall, walking
to mail box is uphill, there is nothing level on our yard, it’s either uphill or
downhill, Now it galls me to no end to pay someone to clean the gutters, cut up
trees and tree limbs that fall and even put up the Christmas lights. All things
I used to do.
I’m sure many before me had hard decisions to make. New members joining
today and in the future will face them too.
My Neuro really pushed for this, something I kept trying to put off but I gave
in and had my appointment with Palliative Care at the VA with PalCare Neuro
Dr. Brian Talbott. I learned it is good to get things in place early. The Palliative
Care Neuro helped me with the decision concerning the house.
Making decisions… to give into a walker, the drivers license thing, giving
into a power wheel chair and quality of life decisions later. I wrote all this to suggest
it’s never too early to make decisions. Maybe not the drivers license thing though.
Maybe some will share hard decisions they have made and yet to make.
I’d bet CALS know this topic well.
bring some conversation to this sub-forum. And… I’m not sure what
sub-forum it belongs. Mods… move it if need be.)
This is about decisions many of us face. First, I no seek of sympathy, Ann and
I have been very blessed, we have excellent health coverage, some financial
means and so much more. For those who may remember my posts where I have
several times remembered those who don’t have good insurance or little financial
means dealing with this. I think of them often.
This past Friday we made a decision that was hard to make… we called a
realtor who sold us this house 18 years ago. At the time, 18 years ago, it was
our dream house come true. Three acres, on the side of a hill, cut into a notch
of 100’ oak trees, two car garage in the basement and two floors above that
have stairs. Now it’s time to sell, down size and find something on one level.
She came last Friday.
The upkeep now is more than I can handle. The leaves in the fall, walking
to mail box is uphill, there is nothing level on our yard, it’s either uphill or
downhill, Now it galls me to no end to pay someone to clean the gutters, cut up
trees and tree limbs that fall and even put up the Christmas lights. All things
I used to do.
I’m sure many before me had hard decisions to make. New members joining
today and in the future will face them too.
My Neuro really pushed for this, something I kept trying to put off but I gave
in and had my appointment with Palliative Care at the VA with PalCare Neuro
Dr. Brian Talbott. I learned it is good to get things in place early. The Palliative
Care Neuro helped me with the decision concerning the house.
Making decisions… to give into a walker, the drivers license thing, giving
into a power wheel chair and quality of life decisions later. I wrote all this to suggest
it’s never too early to make decisions. Maybe not the drivers license thing though.
Maybe some will share hard decisions they have made and yet to make.
I’d bet CALS know this topic well.
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