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[quote=Anonymous]I just sat down to have a cup of tea and a muffin after spending yesterday packing and today moving my father into a CCRC.  Whew.  I'm really tired, as is he, but I am so grateful that he is doing it while he is still healthy and of sound mind.  When my mother passed suddenly last year, and she was the one who wanted to age in place, three days after she died my father asked me to tour a few CCRC's with him.  We picked one, and months later, got the move in date.  It's a beautiful apartment and the move, while stressful, is coming to an end.  It's sad to leave the family home (54 years!) but he agrees it's time.  What a blessing to have a father like him.  Too bad my brothers did not step up to help even a little, but seeing my father be so grateful to me makes it all worth it.  He's done so much for me over the years.

Now, once he gets his TV and internet hooked up, we will really be in business :)

I will be glad to step down from the weekly dinners I hosted so he would have company.  I hope he makes friends and, as one of the few single men at the CCRC, I even think he might meet a special lady.  He deserves happiness.  I plan to be like him when I get older.[/quote]

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