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[quote=Anonymous]I've been thinking about this alot now that I'm firmly middle-aged and about to have an empty nest (that's a whole other level of grief). As kids go on to college and their lives, and families spread out, do the elderly always end up alone?

I just fear being in this big house (not mcmansion big but big for only 1-2 pple) with just spouse and I? And when/if one passes, the other being her alone. It's the "family home" and we are all sentimental about it. The idea of downsizing or selling as we age is painful. The idea of some sort of tiny apt in an AL situation makes me want to be sick after the "glory days" of raising a family with a yard, and a bit of green space, and pets, and BBQs, and Birthday Parties.

Also, as we get older, how do we stay social and connected once we are alone and/or people start dying around us? To keep mobile and mentally "with it"?

It seems that growing old in this country is such a sad, lonely affair. And with it looming for me in the upcoming decades, I am growing more anxious and scared for what lies in front of me. And knowing my best days are potentially behind me.

Can anyone offer perspective? Cheer me up?[/quote]

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