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PART II MY 80-YEAR-OLD STAY-AT-HOME MOM

Mom and Dad 1937

Mom and Dad 1937

Luckily, my husband was all for having my mother live under our roof, difficult as she could be. She loved men and he enjoyed letting her be charming. Luckily, too, we had understanding friends. One is not only a dog-lover, so one more dog under the table was not a problem,

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Do you dread Assisted Living?

MOXIE COSMOS SAYS . . .

My friend Trudy, an astonishingly productive artist, is now resigned to the fate of going into a retirement “home” to get the help she needs to deal with Parkinson’s Disease.  She has had in-home caregivers part time up until now, but needs less responsibility and more security.

The problem is, she’s

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Co-housing could be the answer.

MOXIE COSMOS SAYS . . .

In the Sunbelt, adult communities like Sophie George’s Bridgewater Village, with its golf courses, swimming pools, and shuffle board courts, drew millions of Snowbelt couples into “active retirement.”  This resulted in parents geographically isolated from their children.  When they are lonely, phone calls, e-mails, texts and Webcam can make up

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