Rosemary2025
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I don't even have any cousins. I'm in Los Angeles, age 74. I'd love to meet others
in the same boat. Thanks.
in the same boat. Thanks.
That can be tough. I had cataract surgery and a colonoscopy recently. I had to look around hard for people I know who were available to take me those days.Im just ahead of you at 75. Im an only with no kids. Ive outlived all my friends and relatives.
And the husband of 51 years passed in 2022. So its just me and the snitty kitties now.
Medical emergencies dont concern me as much as medical events. If you have an emergency you call 911 and they haul you off to the hospital. What concerns me more are events that require someone to drive me there and wait. Things like a colonoscopy or outpatient surgery. Ive been looking at options. Just in case.
I don't even have any cousins. I'm in Los Angeles, age 74. I'd love to meet others
in the same boat. Thanks.
If you find a good option please share it with us.What concerns me more are events that require someone to drive me there and wait. Things like a colonoscopy or outpatient surgery. Ive been looking at options. Just in case.
If you find a good option please share it with us.
I’ve been looking too.
In some cities they have volunteer surgery buddies that are available but there is nothing similar in my area.
I’ve also wondered if I could hire a person through an agency for the day of and follow up visits.
I always make a point of asking medical providers but they have little to offer.
Aunt Bea,I am ‘the cheese’.
It happened slowly over many years and has become my ‘normal’.
The only time it worries me is in the event of some sort of medical event or emergency but that’s what 911 is for.
“Hi-ho, the derry-o, The cheese stands alone…”
Living alone suits me perfectly, too. I just wonder what I'll do when it's no longer practical...I live in England but am in much the same position. I'm 77 and live alone, (apart from pets). I do have family but they all live in other countries and I have little contact with them. I'm not very sociable so actually it suits me perfectly. I enjoy chatting to people on the internet but am not interested in joining a social group.
I was very fortunate to have a friend who was willing to drive me to any medical procedures. But when the L.A. fires destroyed her home...she moved hundreds of miles away.I have no immediate family. The closest relatives I have are second cousins whom I rarely seen.
That can be tough. I had cataract surgery and a colonoscopy recently. I had to look around hard for people I know who were available to take me those days.
Thank you, Veronica. I'm sorry about your husband. What concerns me is how I'd manage when they discharged me from the hospital...live-in caregivers are very expensive in my area.Im just ahead of you at 75. Im an only with no kids. Ive outlived all my friends and relatives.
And the husband of 51 years passed in 2022. So its just me and the snitty kitties now.
Medical emergencies dont concern me as much as medical events. If you have an emergency you call 911 and they haul you off to the hospital. What concerns me more are events that require someone to drive me there and wait. Things like a colonoscopy or outpatient surgery. Ive been looking at options. Just in case.
Thank you, Veronica. I'm sorry about your husband. What concerns me is how I'd manage when they discharged me from the hospital...live-in caregivers are very expensive in my area.
You are a member of our large family here!I don't even have any cousins. I'm in Los Angeles, age 74. I'd love to meet others
in the same boat. Thanks.
Nor do I (not any first cousins anyway: Dad was an only child and Mom had just 1 brother who never married or had kids). There are more and more of us in that boat I think since people have been having fewer and fewer kids for years now.I don't even have any cousins.
I had 2 surgeries years ago when my wife could be there through the ordeal and take me home afterward when I was in no shape to drive. I often wonder would happen now that I'm on my own, or if they would refuse to do the surgery unless a responsible party was present. If a friend was not available, maybe I could hire a private medical outcall service and name that person as responsible party.I've had several medical emergencies and chemo, radiation and surgeries. I make do and handle them all myself even if I have to call an Uber or walk. I've never been one to depend on anyone for anything. It's tough but once ya get used to it you always figure something out.
That's likely what I will do, and I believe there are some agencies here like that. I've thought of calling to ask, but haven't done so.I’ve also wondered if I could hire a person through an agency for the day of and follow up visits.