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Ellu,

I am an 83--soon to be 84--male. My wife died over ten years ago and I am still searching for MS Right or Very Close! My comfortis I now have a Black Lab who was trained as a service dog. The lady who owned before me had to move into assisted living and my previous was 21 and in intense pain.

I live in a rural area northwest of Rochester for over 50 years. My wife died of ALS and our second daughter became her care giver, now she is trying to be mine. She and I seem to take turns frustrating each other. But in fact, she does my driving for me. I have certain days that are "Me Days" when I get a hair cut and a massage. We have joined 125 Live for exercise 3 days a week of muscle work for 90 minutes.

We used to have some horses and six children, cats and dogs. Love to chat with you, email or live, my favorite topics are history and math. Especially USA history with dash of World history! I write a weekly opinion column in my local newspaper (News-Record) occasionally trying to stir up some excitement in people.

Jan (When I was born Jan was definitely a Boy's name (Jan Murray--MC and Jan Zimmerman--Opera Star) and then the girls got a hold on it by shorting Janet and Janis to Jan.

Chat soon,

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@rollingf My husband has Parkinson’s and I fear he is moving into the next phase-where he needs more help with day to day living and methods to prevent falls. We are considering a service dog, but it’s a big commitment. We’re in our mid seventies so this animal would be with us (or one of us) for the rest of our lives. Conflicted.

Cindy