It is good to hear from you again. That alone made this Thanksgiving a better day.
My wife talks almost daily about the major life changes we will need to make as we approach our 70's. Like you, I am not real anxious to move out and somehow start over. At least you have the satisfaction that your old farmhouse will be put to good use by family, and I can only wish that my place could share the same fate. But the city has moved out upon us and when we go, everything I have built will be dozed over. I would prefer by far to do what you have just done by trading houses. So take that as a complement, you made a major life decision for good reasons and are in the process of settling in.
But gosh, the problems with wife are the heavy ones to bear. We have a good friend (and one of our landlords) that is in similar condition with diabetes and a severe hip problem. But she is now in her 70's and is making progress, so I think it is a good possibility that your wife will heal even faster (she is 20+ years younger). There are new and better medical techniques being developed continously, and you and I are both in states that have a very progressive medical community. Patience will be needed, and that may be the hardest part of this ordeal. As farmers and good mechanics, we are attuned to turning the screw on a carb or diesel pump, or changing a bearing in an engine or transmission, and getting things back to good working order in a short time. We are not made of the patience needed to repair a human problem that may take many months or even years. Successful farming requires a "getter done" attitude. And so now it is a new challenge to work with the slow progress your wife will be making.
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