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Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Mar 13 5:17pm | Replies (21)

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@jniels Wow. What a lot of hurdles you are facing, in addition to the main one that brought us all here! This Mayo Connect group has been so supportive and wonderful. How terrific you have family that will stay with your husband while you tend to the sale of your primary residence! We, too had a second home where it was warm, but we elected to return to where we’ve lived most of our lives, because of proximity to family. I’m happy with our decision, but it’s been quite the winter. I’m hopeful that Spring will help both of our outlooks, but especially my husband’s, as his balance is not good, so getting out and just being outside should help a lot, once the weather improves. How wonderful you have “Pams” in your life! What a kind gesture from her, and it probably helped you more than she knew. Best wishes in the repairs and sale of your home.

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@2me Thank you.
I have accepted that it may take multiple trips to get the job done and I’m ok with that. I miss my friends, up north, but they are all aging like us, and four of our five children are scattered from east to west. One daughter still lives thirty minutes from that home and is always more than willing to help. However, her husband has cancer, and she has a demanding profession. In the end, the decision was made for us. We have been fortunate to have traveled extensively, and although I have a treasure trove of memories, I miss the adventure. Living in a beautiful warm environment is a help, when I put, yet another, travel brochure or email in the trash. Seeing the positive affect living here has had on my husband makes it all ok.