Comments on: Senior Citizens: Their Fears, Hopes and Questions about Housing Options http://movingintherightdirection.org/senior-citizens-their-fears-hopes-and-questions-about-housing-options/ A blog for seniors and their loved ones moving from a memorable past into a bright future Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:47:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bruce http://movingintherightdirection.org/senior-citizens-their-fears-hopes-and-questions-about-housing-options/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Bruce Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:47:23 +0000 http://movingintherightdirection.org/blog/?p=16#comment-13 Thanks for sharing your story with me. My book was written just for this situation, so I would suggest purchasing it for her to read. It is at www.movingintherightdirection.org My suggestion is to make a move when you are BOTH healthy. Don’t wait for one to be disabled or ill as the burden becomes magnified and the move made in haste. When you are both healthy and able to make the move TOGETHER, you can research the market and take your time and plan the move. When you are in crisis management, the burden falls to the children in many cases, and they already have enough stresses to deal with. I hope this helps. All the best, Bruce Nemovitz Thanks for sharing your story with me. My book was written just for this situation, so I would suggest purchasing it for her to read. It is at http://www.movingintherightdirection.org

My suggestion is to make a move when you are BOTH healthy. Don’t wait for one to be disabled or ill as the burden becomes magnified and the move made in haste. When you are both healthy and able to make the move TOGETHER, you can research the market and take your time and plan the move. When you are in crisis management, the burden falls to the children in many cases, and they already have enough stresses to deal with. I hope this helps.

All the best,

Bruce Nemovitz

]]> By: Joe Slavin http://movingintherightdirection.org/senior-citizens-their-fears-hopes-and-questions-about-housing-options/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Joe Slavin Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:06:44 +0000 http://movingintherightdirection.org/blog/?p=16#comment-12 I found your article very informative. We are 81 yrs old and for 40 years live in VA near Wash DC. We have a big house in good shape and are in good health. We have two married daughters 50 miles away and our oldest in New England where we both come from. We have nice neighbors and like it here. But I am thinking it would be good while we are healthy to move to a smaller Condo in New England where my wife would be more settled near my older daughter and that we should do it before either gets sick. My wife wants to stick it out here and if I get sick maybe get a condo near daughters in VA--where she would not be as happy. But she feels she is needed. Older daughter would love for us to move to New England. Question is what do you think and what type of material or approach could be used to help her deal with situation earlier. Thanks Joe I found your article very informative. We are 81 yrs old and for 40 years live in VA near Wash DC. We have a big house in good shape and are in good health. We have two married daughters 50 miles away and our oldest in New England where we both come from. We have nice neighbors and like it here.

But I am thinking it would be good while we are healthy to move to a smaller Condo in New England where my wife would be more settled near my older daughter and that we should do it before either gets sick. My wife wants to stick it out here and if I get sick maybe get a condo near daughters in VA–where she would not be as happy. But she feels she is needed. Older daughter would love for us to move to New England.
Question is what do you think and what type of material or approach could be used to help her deal with situation earlier.

Thanks

Joe

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