[Magdalen] immigration / migrant situation --->Re: Professionalpanhandlers; was Loaned out.

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

The retirement community my parents lived in for years was one of those
what provide for mostly independent living, and a smaller area for assisted
living, and a really fine nursing care facility, which is where Mom spent
the last years of her life.  I sometimes took her over to the main dining
hall for a dinner and it was terrific that others would come over and greet
her by name. To the end of her life, she had some contact with this
community.
The community she lived in was open to anyone over fifty-five.  It has a
nice golf course and a very nice set of trails for walking.  It also has a
fitness center, at least two pools that I can think of, a computer center
where folks will hop right in and help you get stuff done (I experienced
some of this).

It was a good deal for them. They had a really beautiful condo with lots of
room, and they enjoyed the people and surroundings. It's not cheap, but
once you are there, you have a place to live no matter what your needs may
be, right up to last call, lights out, foreclosure, etc.

As you age, your choices evaporate, and we have to accept that.  Not
accepting does not a larger array of choices make; it just means somebody
else has to cajole you into accepting the inevitable.   It still sucks.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 5:58 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Roger> Do you really want to
> be in a community where you are the youngest couple?
>
>
> Retirement communities come in all shapes, sizes and investment levels.
> Often it is prudent to look  because if one or the other person dies, the
> remaining person will be in a community that they are familiar with and
> have some kind of continuity... I'm not talking about nursing homes here.
> Lynn
>
> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>
> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not
> a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me."
> attributed to Erma Bombeck
> "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk
> by Richard Rohr
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Roger Stokes" <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 4:44 PM
> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] immigration / migrant situation --->Re:
> Professionalpanhandlers; was Loaned out.
>
>
> On 15/09/2015 22:12, James Oppenheimer-Crawford wrote:
>>
>>> I recall that the main front representative of chamber of commerce
>>> announced upon his retirement that he was moving because nobody can
>>> afford to live in New York State.
>>>
>>
>> That shows a metrocentric view of the State.  Last time I checked New
>> York State reaches up to the Great Lakes.  I haven't checked property
>> prices but I imagine there are lots of areas where life is cheaper than in
>> Manhattan.
>>
>> I laughed at him!  What on earth are all the citizens of New York doing
>>> then?  We seem to be getting along quite well, actually, and I'd match
>>> our
>>> services with -- ah well.  Folks know what they know.  A lot of my
>>> friends are retirees, and we are doing fine.
>>>
>>> I can well imagine an older couple living in a small apartment in some
>>> larger municipality, and living quite well.
>>>
>>
>> Probably a darn sight better than they would in a one-horse town miles
>> from a city they don't fancy driving in.
>>
>> I love where we are, but the stairs are a factor, and when my mobility is
>>> impaired, we'll have to move.  My spouse wants to move to a retirement
>>> community, which has its advantages, but I find old people horribly
>>> depressing, so....
>>>
>>
>> I am right there with you on that one.  About forty years ago I went to a
>> care home to celebrate Holy Communion.  Somebody who had been there on
>> respite care was getting into a taxi and one of the residents who attended
>> church said "Not many leave that way".  Do you really want to be in a
>> community where you are the youngest couple?
>>
>> Roger
>>
>
>