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[quote=Anonymous]My grandma is 97 and lives in independent senior apartments. They’re the nice ones, with actual good food and some home-cleaning help, and she’s having the time of her life! My mother is 76 but in poor health. She’s also in an independent senior apartment but is chronically ill and cannot handle the activities of daily life on her own. She’s low-income, so the state pays for an aide who is both logistical help and daily company, and she’s doing great. So based on their experience, I have no fear of getting elderly. (I’m already chronically ill, so I know what it means to watch your body fall apart but also know that for me that’s worth the extra years.) What I worry about is being in a situation where I can’t get the kinds of help both my grandmother and mother have. If you’re not rich enough to pay for help or poor enough to have state-funded support, I don’t know how people get by![/quote]
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