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My Dad was a dentist and retired at age 66 and helped out my brothers (four) who are dentists for another few years till around 70 when he was up in their area.  He is almost 94 and my Mother is 93  They had a wonderful retirement going between a NE state and a Florida community until a year ago when she fell and needed a pin put in her second hip.  We got them relocated to a beautiful tiered community in independent living.My Dad did volunteer work with Habitat for 20 years in FL and played golf 3/4 times a week.  My Mother got into painting as an interest and did crafts until maybe five years ago when her short-term memory started to decline.  All in all they have had and are continuing to enjoy retirement, though life in the 90s is naturally marked by decline.  My Dad still drives, food shops and cooks breakfast/lunch.  They are close to several siblings as we are out of state. We visited the area last week and both are doing very well for their ages.

My husband retired at age 66 as our youngest daughter has a disability and resides with us.  I would say it was not the first year in retirement which was hard, but more the second when he really had to define what he wanted to be doing with all this "free time."  As he noted, my routine in terms of household running and sort of organizing our daughter's work/recreational life did not change.  Retirement I would say for us is a work in progress, but a lot better than six months ago for him.   We are 67 and almost 69 and really do not see ourselves as "elderly".  We have two daughters in DC area married,each with two young children and jobs.  I worked part-time at times, but mostly did a lot of volunteer work in the area of disabilities.  In our case, I am glad that my parents have the family support of other siblings because I always knew my focus would need to be on our daughter and lifestyle more than them.   My husband still has an office at a university that he goes into - now working on projects he chooses and helping out in classes at times if a faculty member is away.  Many peers are staying on into their early 70s still teaching at least part-time.  I think for many keeping up a professional license to have options for part-time or volunteer work is a nice transition into retirement.   For others finding a volunteer outlet that can utilize one's skills sets is also another positive.

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