I have VA health insurance so I’ll most likely be able to get aging care from them. Hopefully I’ll end up in a nice nursing home.
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Im going to die alone, sounds morbid but it’s true.
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That’s what is scary dying alone.
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I am not sure what I will do when I get older. I am planning to go back to my country… maybe get a care taker… I will more than likely be alone and that’s cool.
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That’s a tough one @everhopeful. I’m 69 and married but we live far away from family. Thoughts about that stuff is certainly worrisome. Money, the presence or lack of it will be a big issue for sure as money makes things possible or not. Today, like most days I just try to get through another day with thanks and gratitude for being here. One day at a time.
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I’m afraid too .
I’m afraid i will have no one to take care of me because i don’t want my sister and nephews etc in my life as they are disrespectful and haven’t got a clue .they had easy lives yet are so stuck up and yuck vibes etc.
I don’t really have any one to take care of me if I reach old age.
Hopefully someone would love and care for me.
I am currently living in apartment and know my land lord and I think she is angry at me and going to kick me out and I’m afraid because I can’t take care of myself so independently.
I can live by myself but only if i have someone to help me with everything if I ask .
Also I want to live with and marry my boyfriend but land lord said he is not welcome to live in her apartment so i will have to move out.
If my boyfriend leaves me or dies before me I couldn’t cope or take care of myself and i would have nowhere to live and i couldn’t afford anything and couldn’t take care of myself and I’m afraid I would get abused by people and used.
I need someone to take care of me unconditionally.
My land lord wants to control me and my life in a way .
She has been generous and helped me but now she may take away all that help and i will be so poor.
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My land lord and family said i should never have children and i should never marry and should never live with a partner.
The other children was different story as such.
I’m afraid of becoming homeless.
Some days can get over 45 c here and how will my dog and i be homeless in that heat and I can’t transport myself to places.
I don’t have friends as such that can help me or whose couch I can sleep on.
Who can I turn to?
There’s a homeless shelter in city where you can get a shower and cheap food but not a bed or roof or place to sleep or stay .
I donated money to them when I could afford to give.wasn’t that much but it was something.
Maybe i would have to try and get myself in to the city And go there for a shower.
Maybe centrelink or homeless shelter.would help me.
I feel mentally disabled and in a way intellectually disabled because I can’t cope or take care of myself as a “normal “ can.
Things overwhelm me.
I can’t deal with beauracracy and i can’t handle the real estate world in person and I can’t afford to rent.
I can afford to rent with my boyfriend but would then barely be able to afford food.
Being homeless with my dog and having nowhere to go is what I’m afraid of and that’s now .
Or in a couple years.
My land lord doesn’t seem to want to support me anymore.her family and friends and everyone told her to stop helping me and she seems might have listened.
But I’m also don’t want her controlling my life and saying I can’t live with my boyfriend or marry him when I want to.
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I’m 66.In the last 2-3 years the physical ailments have piled up one by one. The most restrictive is the decline in mobility.There’s that thin line between too little movement, and the muscle atrophy that can go with it vs too much movement and the aches & pains that can cause. It’s so hard to judge. So hard to get right. Nearly 22 months on from the hip op & my mobility hasn’t returned to pre falls level.The chance of going out on my own for a walk is zero. Indoors there are things to hold on to or prop myself against. The wide open spaces outside are too much of a risk.
I’m lucky in that I have a loving and supportive family. That helps. I thought my daughter had exaggerated in her response to the independent report done re the negligence claim. She looked at me and said 'Think how you would cope if left to deal with everything yourself. The truth is I wouldn’t.
A definite fear is developing dementia, and losing my intellectual ability. So far I’m doing well for my age, but things can change quite rapidly when it comes to that kind of thing.
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I tell myself all the time I need to walk so when I’m older I won’t be a feeb.
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I’m 47 and have a daughter with my exwife who is the biggest drama queen. My ex will make sure my daughter is busy with her when we’re older. I just hope to die before i get so old that i need any help. Im married but my wife has more health issues than me. She has no kids so it’s going to be just us looking out for each other but at least we habe that. All of my friends now are in their 60s or older.
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i m working at white collar in in state ministry of education.i m try to move health ministry as network technician if i graduate from my uni.my wife is graphical teacher and we have relatively good life.but my state is really trouble with inflation and other social polarizations.i think war with some other countries ruin our lives.that why i don t have long term plan for my life.if i get there i can think of this.also alzheimer runs in my family my grandfather had it also my father has and big probability i will have it.so .hit happens sometimes
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I like getting older and being closer to death… i find life is too tough. Im unhappy and miserable so dont see a reason to prolong this and live a long life.
I was 50 recently and like to think im on the last lap of lifes marathon race… the race is almost run.
Sorry if that sounds depressing but i dont really have a life thanks to sz and i dont see that changing anytime soon.
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Im 37 and not really thinking about it now. If it’s still around I would like to get a home aid until I end up in a home. I still have my immediate family(parents, 2 sisters, and a brother. Nieces and a nephew as well). I also may inherit a good amount of money when my dad passes away. I’m not looking forward to losing my parents though. They’re both in their 60’s. But for now it’s looking ok.
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