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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm planning on moving out west. My kids can fly to see me or me to them. [/quote]

Not so easy when crisis hits. My parents had a huge crisis just as Covid hit. Luckily they were only a 4 hour car drive away. No way they would’ve been able to handle it without me. No way their friends could’ve help. It was a big wake up call that they needed to move closer to me. They really didn’t want to. They loved their house. And my Mom had good friends there.

They moved last year closer to me. And thank God they did. My Dad (who manages almost everything) is slowing down. My Mom’s dementia is getting worse. And my Dad recently was hospitalized. I luckily was able to meet him at the ER. And spend most days with him in the hospital while they figured out what was wrong. And still able to go over twice a day to make sure my Mom was taking her medication. And still see my kid everyday.

As soon as you realize you need to be closer to family, it’ll be too late. Moving is hard when you are younger. It’s almost impossible when you are sick and/or old. [/quote]

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