Move for support or stay for familarity

[Teacher Terry]

I never would make my parents move. The 3 of us took turns traveling and I intend to not burden our kids.

[Oz investor]

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Originally Posted by gwraigty Then move while you're still in good health.

but might i suggest planning for future bad health ( things like wheel chair access and good medical facilities nearby )

helping to resist forced relocations later

[Oz investor]

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Originally Posted by bobbee25 Move or not to move. Can't decide. Early 70s and in reasonably good health, familiar with the current area, doctors etc. Very few friends, no support system. or move to another location close to family and grand kids.

plan for the worst and hope for the best , perhaps ??

in my late 40's i would joke that i only had 3 fully functioning body parts left , but i can't remember what they are ?

15 years later i am on a pension for chronic heart disease , .. so can i count a sense of humor as a body part .... i kind of dread the thought of a 'fitness stock-take.
so far the doctors have only tested 3 body parts ( heart , lungs and blood ) and all have dismayed my GP ... i can foresee a visit to even more medical specialists .

the question about the family likely to 'spread out ' seems to be relevant though , i note j*b stability is decreasing ( in Australia as well )

[gretah]

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Originally Posted by Brat Does she live on Bainbridge Island?

Good guess, Brat!

She lives on one of the San Juan islands.

[Brat]

We lived on BI for 15 years and saw several evacuations by helicopter. One nice benefit of living on BI is free ambulance service - the ferry will wait for a transport in-route if you are headed for Seattle and there is ALWAYS space for an ambulance on the car deck. Amazing how quickly they can offload an ambulance on the Seattle side. Anyone who lives on an island on Puget Sound would be wise to subscribe to Life Flight

[bobbee25]

Getting a little off topic !

[street]

That is a tough decision I have been through some of what yo are going through. When my parents were in there mid 70's I tried very hard to move where I lived. We even looked at homes etc. but their the finally stayed were they lived and a very small rural town with hardly any services.

In the end when I look back I felt now it was a good decision they made even though they didn't have many friends there any more. Sometimes moving closer to family really isn't what you may think it will be. They will have their life and you will have your life.