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Kim G

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  1. I'd like to say thanks to everyone who contributed suggestions here. I went to Ajijic on the 12th and interviewed 7 Assisted Living/Nursing Home facilities. Most seemed reasonably solid, though there were about 3 standouts. I'm debating how much I want to say publicly about them, either here or on my blog. But if anyone has questions, PM me and I'll tell you what I know. The search was surprisingly exhausting, and I came down with some kind of flu/bronchitis toward the end of my trip and I've been laid up here for about 4 days. While I'm still coughing, I'm much better. That's why I've been so late to follow up on this post. In any case, thanks again, and please PM me if I can in any way be of assistance. Saludos, Kim G www.gringosuelto.wordpress.com
  2. Hola BMH! I had thought about Abbeyfield, but it seems like it's geared toward people who are more independent than my mother. That said, as long as I'm in Ajijic, it's probably worth at least a call or visit. Thanks for the thoughts and have a great day!
  3. Hola Xena, Yes, I figured as much. The question is why it was programmed that way. I'm trying to like all the replies to my post as a way of thanking people. I don't know why a programmer would want to prevent that. My guess is that there's some kind of 24 hour limit since it started happening last night and I couldn't do any likes this morning either. Saludos!
  4. Hola REC, Thank you for your feedback. This is EXACTLY the kind of input I've been looking for. I've got an appointment for Casa Nostra next week, so it's definitely under consideration. Thank you!!! By the way (to all), I'm no longer allowed to "like" posts. I'm not sure why, but I got to a certain number of likes and now the system is telling me I can't do more. Weird!
  5. Hola Bisbee Gal, Thanks for the links. Somehow while searching, I did not find either of those sites. I'll have to look into them. Thank You!!! P.S.I had found some places in CDMX, but ruled them out as my mother needs a place with a lot of English speakers as she doesn't speak Spanish.
  6. Hola Gringal! I grew up on the SF peninsula and lived in Los Angeles when in grad school, so our paths have probably crossed some time in the past 30 years. I appreciate you sharing your background and suggestions on Chapala. Thank you very much! Saludos and have a great evening!
  7. Hola HoneyBee! I'm so sorry to hear of your mother's sudden death, but it seems like Casa Nostra was a great place for her. That's EXACTLY the kind of feedback I'm looking for here, and I sincerely appreciate your taking the time to reply and share your experiences. Thank You! Saludos and have a great evening!!!
  8. Hola Gringal! Thanks for the info, particularly on Chapala. I certainly plan to give either lakeside or GDL a try for a few months, and definitely plan to be around for the initial months of my mother's transition. As for me, I'm just a big-city boy by nature. That's my biggest objection to living lakeside. I loved the hustle and bustle of Mexico City, all the people, museums, restaurants, activities, and general craziness going on at all hours. Here I'm in Redding, CA, a beautiful small city nestled in the transition zone between the northern tip of the Sacramento Valley and the mountains. We are surrounded with beautiful mountains, lakes, streams, and loads of outdoor stuff. It's beautiful, but it's just not for me. However, that said, I will certainly give the lakeside a chance and see what happens. Assuming my mother is willing to go there at all. Saludos and thanks again!
  9. Hola John! Yes, I'm going to be personally visiting all the places listed next week. And if I could find a few more places, I'd visit them too. Hopefully I'll learn of some places while I'm there. As for my mother adapting to change, we shall see. She's pretty adaptable. And while she would prefer to stay in her current home, she has accepted that that isn't really possible. If nothing else she has a great attitude. Thanks for the specific comments on Alicia's (which I'm scheduled to see on Friday) and Casa Nostra (which I'm scheduled to see on Wednesday). Have a great day!!!
  10. Hola @lakeside7! Thanks so much for the reply!!! I'm going to land at GLD on Tuesday evening, and will personally visit all the places listed above. My plan is to weed out the obvious "no's" and then bring my mother back to see the places that I think would be nice for her. But the final decision will be up to her, as it's her life. At this stage of her life, she needs assistance more than nursing. Which is to say that mom's kind of achy to be doing much housework or cooking, but not bedridden or particularly handicapped, save for needing a walker and tiring easily. Of course as she gets older her needs for medical care will likely increase. But for now, what she truly needs is some place that can help her with activities of daily living like cooking, cleaning, and getting around. Thanks again, and have a great day!
  11. P.S. @Gringal. Yes, I'm in total agreement that dropping an elderly relative into a place in Ajijic and then returning to a full-time job in Canada or the USA is a bad idea. That has NEVER been my intention. By the way, I left a lot of details out of the initial post as it seemed to me to be a lot to ask people to read the whole, long story. Saludos!
  12. Hola Gringal, My plan is not just to drop my mother somewhere around Lake Chapala and then bid her "Adios!" However exactly where I might live, whether that be on the lakeside, in Guadalajara, or elsewhere remains an open question. My longstanding desire has been to live in Mexico City, and in fact I lived most of 2016 there. But now that strikes me as a bit far to see my mother very often if she's in Chapala/Ajijic. What I'm envisioning is at a minimum some kind of transition period where I live either lakeside or in GLD so that I can see my mother frequently, observe the facility up close via repeated visits, and then (assuming she's settled in and happy) investigate where else I might live. Unfortunately, I'm her only child and she's now widowed. I own a house in Boston where I've lived since 1995, but I've been stuck at my mother's house in California since Xmas 2016, when I came for a Christmas visit. First, my stepfather died shortly after my arrival. Then my mother was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. So I stayed here to look after her and to help coordinate the medical care. Fortunately she's as cured as possible at this stage (no detectable cancer), having finished the final chemo in mid-February of this year. But she can't live alone, and frankly she's a bit socially isolated anyway. So I think it'd be MUCH better for her to be around more people in exactly the kind of situation that I'm (from afar) finding exists in some of the assisted living places I've identified. I've already made a huge sacrifice, having basically put my life on hold for more than a year-and-a-half. And while I'm committed to making sure she's in a good situation, I can't abandon the rest of my life either. Were I willing to do so, I'd just stay here with her in California, and leave her in place. In any case, there's more background on this blog post which outlines my thinking and how I came to be investigating Ajijic/Chapala. https://gringosuelto.wordpress.com/2017/12/30/next-steps/ . Thanks for replying, and if you know anything helpful, that would be nice for both me and my mother. Thanks again!
  13. Hola RV Gringo! Thanks for the reply. Yes, I will be around to look after my mother, though where exactly I'll live remains an open question. As for visa, yes, I'm hoping to get my mother a resident visa. But the first step is to find a place where she could be safe and happy living, and then see if she really wants to live there. What are your other concerns? Perhaps I could address them. Thanks!
  14. Thanks for the reply, Johanson. I appreciate it nonetheless. Have a great day!
  15. Wow! I've got 120 views on this post and not a single opinion??? Really, anything would help, including names of places that I don't have listed. Please help! Thanks!
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