athena53
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Also, a lot of these people do not want help navigating through airports and being helped on the plane, with their luggage etc. etc. They are very independent minded and do not enjoy being helped. <snip>I suggest that you talk to a lot of folks in their 80s and get their perspective. We all have a far rosier picture of our later years than reality. And the message that I get from all of these Octogenarians is to Live life now to the fullest.
I know what you mean- my parents are in mid-80s and have made it to every .grandchild's wedding and graduation so far but my Mom says that if my nephew in New Orleans gets married there they're unlikely to attend- flying is too much hassle and it's too far to drive.
DH, at 76, is in that middle area where spending some extra bucks does mean the difference between traveling and staying at home. Our trip to Iceland in August includes a couple of nights in Boston beforehand, a nonstop in Business Class to Keflavik and a larger hotel room in the center of town so he's got a nice place to relax while I do some of the more rigorous things. We should also be able to "age in place" if we want to , similar to my parents. They have a simple 3 BR ranch house and Mom still cleans it and they both do yard work, but the heavy stuff is hired out.
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