Living in the sticks ain't so great.

I appreciate your concern about my problems. I posted this thread because I believe my case is what is going to be happening soon to a lot of people, who went to the sticks/suburbs. I thought I was alone, but I just found out there are four widows in the same boat. In a sense I had to establish my own "senior home". Right now, I do not require any medical attention, other than meds & MD visits. But I need food and to get out of my home. I could sell my place and move to a place ,where services are provided. But I have to consider the financial part. I'm relatively young -73. Moving will escalate my housing costs drastically, how long will my money hold out before I'm flat broke? Let's face it the sticks/suburbs went designed for people like me. RR mentioned getting meds via mail. I live in a "community". My mailbox is three streets away at the entrance of the community. Now, I'm in a wheelchair & don't drive- the only way I get mail is when my neighbor gets it for me. I'm writing this not to say "poor me", but to say this is going to be a problem for a lot of aging adults, who are trapped into living in the sticks/suburbia.
 

I appreciate your concern about my problems. I posted this thread because I believe my case is what is going to be happening soon to a lot of people, who went to the sticks/suburbs. I thought I was alone, but I just found out there are four widows in the same boat. In a sense I had to establish my own "senior home". Right now, I do not require any medical attention, other than meds & MD visits. But I need food and to get out of my home. I could sell my place and move to a place ,where services are provided. But I have to consider the financial part. I'm relatively young -73. Moving will escalate my housing costs drastically, how long will my money hold out before I'm flat broke? Let's face it the sticks/suburbs went designed for people like me. RR mentioned getting meds via mail. I live in a "community". My mailbox is three streets away at the entrance of the community. Now, I'm in a wheelchair & don't drive- the only way I get mail is when my neighbor gets it for me. I'm writing this not to say "poor me", but to say this is going to be a problem for a lot of aging adults, who are trapped into living in the sticks/suburbia.
Also, about Church/government assistance. it totally depends on where you live. I think most assume there is a vast safety net, which I found out does not truly exist. I did get some local gov. assistance when I first came out of the hospital. But it was a one time thing. I'm not a church going person. And my social worker wasn't aware of any church programs.
 
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