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@artist01
Laurie, good for you, getting this done and thank goodness you have family to help. Lend them to me , please.
This is a big move, Laurie. Didn't realize you'd made that decision. Are you at peace with your decision? I think it sounds lovely, sort of. How far from the family?
Horizon, diff err on furniture
I basically live upstairs now most of the time . Have it set up pretty comfy, but will be really happy after we empty the storage and get that finished. I think the sitting room in the extra bedroom, will give me different furniture and comfy place to stay. I hope I can have good days upstairs, until I need to move to a small apt in retirement community. We'll see...one day, one project at a time...
Glad you're getting things done, decisions made, moving on. Keep that precious smile from so deep inside. Life is heading in a different direction for sure.
Bless you, my friend. Enjoy the new digs! Elizabeth
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@ess77 Hi Elizabeth. Actually, I had no part in making the decision to transition to Long Term Care. It was a unanimous decision made by a "team" on my behalf during my 3+ week hospital stay following my heart attack on July 8th. The reasoning was that I need more extensive care than Assisted Living can deliver in my present state of declining health, which includes my serious IBS multi diet restrictions. Apparently, one needs to have a stable state of health, and my health has been far from that for quite some time. I've been hospitalized 4 or 5 times, just since April. The team acknowledged that when I'm good, I'm really good (walking outdoors for over a mile a day, etc.) but when I'm bad, I'm really, really bad ( including ambulance rides to E.R. every few weeks), etc.
At first, I was very upset with the decision but my sons want to move me to their part of the province where there's lots of family. I've now made peace with the idea. My sons had tours of the two available long term care homes, and outright reject the first one, but really like the second one - Haven Hill in Penticton, BC.
There could be a long wait, so I'm on other wait lists for a faster availability interim placement until Haven Hill has a place for me.
There are lots of restrictions at an LTC to accept and get used to.
My brain is still really good 😊 so my main concern is being matched in a section of like- minded people.
I'm working on looking at this as a new adventure and a new chapter in my interesting life!
Hugs,
Laurie