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Spent the weekend visiting my FIL at a memory care facility.
The facility houses 50 patients. Its nice, clean and he is well taken care of.
Of the 3 days we were there, we were the only "kids" visiting. All the other patients were on their own in the secured building or in the care of personal aids.
They were former doctors, principals, retired military, business leaders, nurses, mothers, fathers.
If you think your kids will take care of you, I just saw 49 folks who would probably offer a contrarian view.
All the patients had stories that I am sure are now gone. I wondered as I watched them what they would tell us, if they could.
The one huge takeaway for us was we need to retire early as planned and get on with what we truly desire. I have seen what getting old looks like and I am having a hard time accepting that as my future.
The facility houses 50 patients. Its nice, clean and he is well taken care of.
Of the 3 days we were there, we were the only "kids" visiting. All the other patients were on their own in the secured building or in the care of personal aids.
They were former doctors, principals, retired military, business leaders, nurses, mothers, fathers.
If you think your kids will take care of you, I just saw 49 folks who would probably offer a contrarian view.
All the patients had stories that I am sure are now gone. I wondered as I watched them what they would tell us, if they could.
The one huge takeaway for us was we need to retire early as planned and get on with what we truly desire. I have seen what getting old looks like and I am having a hard time accepting that as my future.