So Glad to be Home

Errata

For me, the problem would be not what health problems I had if I moved there but the ones that arrive out of the blue with no warning and need very, very expensive treatment. eg I was as fit as fiddle in Nov 2010 and the following month diagnosed with a rare metastatic cancer. It's the flying fickle finger of fate that's hard to predict.

pollypenny

Indeed!

Even those with excellent health insurance in the USA would find themselves in dire straits with a cancer diagnosis.

Read Lionel Shriver's latest 'So Much for That'. Horrifying.

seven-day-weekend

Errata wrote: »

I'm sure you'll have a wonderful time Polly. What a treat - childminding in the sun .
How would the medical insurance work if you decided to move there permanently? It would terrify me.

It would be OK if it wasn't for the childminding..........:rotfl:

missile

lilac_lady wrote: »

I think if you can live in the sunshine but keep a place to stay in Britain, that's an ideal solution.

Very glad we were able to do that. So many of our friends feel trapped in spain. They have become dissillusioned, cost of living has escalated, the value of their pension has shrunk, their house has declined in value and even if they could sell they could not afford to buy what they left behind in the UK.

seven-day-weekend

missile wrote: »

Very glad we were able to do that. So many of our friends feel trapped in spain. They have become dissillusioned, cost of living has escalated, the value of their pension has shrunk, their house has declined in value and even if they could sell they could not afford to buy what they left behind in the UK.

Oh yes, I think you should definitely keep a place in the UK, just pointing out that it can be a responsibility having two houses.

pollypenny

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

It would be OK if it wasn't for the childminding..........:rotfl:

Cannot wait! :j

He is an adorable little bundle! Went from the odd smile ( 4 weeks old) to gurgling and smiling almost all the time (6 weeks) :j :j

seven-day-weekend

pollypenny wrote: »

Cannot wait! :j

He is an adorable little bundle! Went from the odd smile ( 4 weeks old) to gurgling and smiling almost all the time (6 weeks) :j :j

You enjoy it Polly

seven-day-weekend

UPDATE:

We are now Professional Homesitters and are awaiting our first assignemnt. I can't wait!
http://www.while-your-away.co.uk/

I am so excited to be doing something useful again. I was vegetating in that beautiful village in the sun.

(But the village IS lovely. here it is:

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=yegen+spain+pix&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=SvMuT86lJomW8gPkm8X4Dg&biw=1280&bih=707&sei=XfMuT73sFYfx8QPpzrmUDw

The man in the green tee shirt with the mule is my husband! And the picture ten rows down with the little bridge over the lane is the top of our lane).

pollypenny

Looks lovely. Very impressed with artwork, too, SDW.