Crazy Condo Neighbors

[shootingstar]

It sounds like you know yourself, Shooting Star, so that is good. It's funny, I don't really consider having children into my planning for this. One of my kids lives in the area, about 30 minutes away by car. But, I really don't ever want to depend on either of them for my care. I am ok with assisted living or nursing home for a long term situation, but in the short term, I would like palliative care, like my dad had, if I am in a terminal situation. We just redid our wills and the son here is our health care proxy, so he knows all of this, as does the other one.
My older son has already been through a palliative care terminal illnesss with his FIL, so he kind of was exposed at a younger age than most.

Stuff got confirmed where I've been living...not just now..but for the last 52 yrs., my choice makes sense for me. First 3 years don't count since I don't remember for a town of 2,000 people. (Terrible for my mother who was very isolated, stuck in the house with her lst 3 very young children and not speaking English.) Always living close to transit, services, shops..walking distance. My parents made that choice when we were children. They did live in the suburbs for a decade after most of us flew their coop. That was when I found it was such a hassle whenever I visited them, to be car-dependent for everything in the 'burbs except for occasional bus service. I was already in my 30's then.

Maybe I don't know any better.
My father died just 2 wks...... before I had my head injury on this Jan. lst. It's been a lot of compressed living in the last few months for my family and thoughts of future.

I would love to believe that I will aim to be as healthy as possible (just like some real people I know from family) for best quality of life, and have made effort not to cause unnecessary suffering for myself because I didn't take preventive, long-term health and safety measures outside and within home.