I am 83 years old: alternatives to nursing homes when it is not possible to live alone.

for your parents.
If you’re my age, you’re probably thinking about yourself.

Learning to live alone after a lifetime of companionship

After Ricardo died, I lived alone for the first time in my life. It was 46 years of marriage… and suddenly, silence.

At first I could do everything: I cooked, cleaned, did my paperwork. He told me that I liked calm. But little by little the changes began:

• I would run out of air when climbing stairs.
• My hands trembled when I opened jars.
• I forgot why I entered