Nice sunset today. All around nice day. Before going to work, I got us tickets to Kona. And after Mr C came home from volunteering – he got our hotel room nailed down. Our division of labor – if can be best done electronically – I do it. If it is best done in person – Mr C does it.
At his volunteer job today, Carlton helped a woman, only 62, who found herself suddenly widowed with a bunch of health issues that she couldn’t deal with. She apparently has two houses. And plenty of money. But, events got away from her and she is in a very bad place and is really unable to get herself the kind of care that she needs. We can see this happening to either of us. As long as we are two – we are OK. But, as soon as we are only one – the one may not be OK.
As a result of his interaction with her – he said that as soon as we get back from Hawai’i we are going to start out of a quest for “what is next”. We are not real interested in moving to an old folks asylum… But – we really can not count on being run over by a bus. If we are very lucky, we’ll be mentally and physically fit until the end – when we will have a nice speedy exit. But, can we count on that?
I had told Carlton that if I am left alone – I’d move into an old ladies home. But, today was the first time that he acknowledged that a Plan Next is needed. A plan for me. A plan for Carlton. And a plan for both of us.
But, I got distracted – we leave for Kona on Saturday.