Quote Originally Posted by kygorski View Post
Two months and a couple of days, and I'll be 80[maybe]. I've been living alone for 7 months now, and enjoying it as much as I can.Just me and my dawg.Guess that's about to end. I didn't realize how much my kids worried about me, till two days ago. that's the last thing I wanted was to put them in that position.I missed a phone call, and the "worry machine" started.I can't blame them, years ago when my mom developed alziemers, and my brother wanted to put her in a nursing home, I stepped in. My wife and I kidnapped her from nortern wisconson, and moved her to KY. We bought her a brand new 2 bedroom mobile home, unlimited satelite TV, and her private phone line. She lived about 90 feet from us.but eventually she said it was time to go to a nursing home. She died a month later. yeah there were rocky times, but for a couple of years, I knew she was safe and cared for. My turn is coming! Both the kids have large homes,and would welcome ME[no dawg].I told them it would be a disaster.They both work, are frugal, conservative[ not politically], and live structured lives. I DONT. They pinch pennies, and seldom part with quarters. ME, if I had a dime, I'd spend 25 cents of it. I've had a great time, loved and lost three wonderfull women. Aline from a book I read ages ago, keeps haunting me now its from lewis caroll. " the time has come, the walrus said, to talk of many things, of ships and sails, and sealing wax, and cabbages and kings"
Man, I only hope to make it till 80 had have all my faculties.

Dementia and Alzheimers runs in my family.....I will be lucky to make it to 70, let alone 80. That is one of the single biggest reason I have decided not to pull the trigger on a place at KY lake. In 10-15 years, I may not even know what the eff a fishing rod is, and I surely don't want to encumber my wife with a lake house that she may not use in 10-20 years.

Keep on keeping on kygorski ..............i knew you were an old fart, but I didn't realize you're an old old fart .

Later,

Geo