Hi,

I would think the change to NC would be nice. The weather sure would be. Which I think helps BP, at least for me it does.

You can do a lot of research online about places to live or even get a rental agent down there.

What made you pick NC? I heard it is beautiful, never been really, just drove through twice on my way to Florida and back.

Hugs, Nikko:D

Dear Bobby,
Moving is so hard....I can't think about moving unless we have to.
new freinds, neighbors, doctors,.....
that is jsut me though
bizi

Bobby,

There are some rural areas in CT where the rent prices are not too bad.

Also, in CT there are lots of "senior housing" apartments where the rent is on a sliding fee scale, and anyone who gets Social Security (either from retirement or disability) is eligible to live in this type of housing... there can be waiting lists, but many of them allow pets.

there is also several orginizations that offer free rides/transportation to the disabled for doctors, shopping, visiting a friend, etc...

Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that although a lot of CT is overpriced, there are areas that aren't.

take care,
Liz

my three best friends don't live in Manhattan and one i have never met in person if you can believe that but we usually talk at least once a day and she is bipolar :-)
I don't think I am good at moving...how many people do you know have lived in the same apartment for over thirty six years? I am so terrified of draining all my resources. When I found out that my financial situation changed, I moved into crisis mode and started planning for the years ahead. Again, I don't think I will move for another eight years but I want to be prepared.
For the subsidized housing you have to put yourself on a waiting list. I am sort of in crisis about my cats because I don't think they allow three animals and I don't know how long my kitty cats will live. That is very painful thinking about.
I chose Asheville North Carolina because my friend mentioned how beautiful western North Carolina was and I started doing research and came up with Asheville. It is the start of a lot of tourist trips to the mountains, it has climate change,the cost of living, it has the subsidized housing and it just sounds like such a nice place and it attracts artists and crafts and people who are retiring. The cost of living is a huge factor...probably the hugest...
I will keep on doing research. The pictures on the web are magnificient.
Hud housing is also for the disabled so you don't have to wait until your sixties to apply if your income is in the pits. There is also an airport nine miles away and bus service. Local bus service supposedly stops at seven pm...ugh.
I am still in shock. I didn't even remember to ask Dr.Moussavian if he ever consults long distance. I can't imagine life without that incredibly wonderful human being. It is a miracle that he happened to just "fall into my lap"...it was all because I was looking for a cheap blood test and used St.Vincent's for it and the doctor suggested I try out their psychiatrist whom she said everybody raved about.
Bobby

url to information re hud housing
 

http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/mfh/h...torysurvey.cfm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asheville,_North_Carolina a brief overall description of asheville north carolina

I can't believe what I did this morning. I answered an ad on Craig's list for cleaning help. The woman who is Brazilian said she does organizing and cleaning and is coming over to start at 10:30...
I hope it works out
Bobby
http://newyork.craigslist.org/about/cities.html it is such a great resource
that is the one I used to give away my huge birdcage

great news!!! she sounds very good!
bizi

Vera is coming back in two weeks...she wasn't overwhelmed by my apartment..she cleaned the bathroom kitchen and my l shaped room...but didn't have time for any organizing or laundry but that was fine. I still can't believe I used craig's list this morning to find her and she came the same day...
I also called up north carolina and found out that you don't need to be a resident to apply for senior citizen housing. It was confirmed that for public housing you can have only one pet weighing under twenty pounds. I called two agencies. One woman told me that the rents are so good maybe I could just rent a regular place.
Bobby

wow great report on both issues!
that sounds real encouraging.
Did you sya that you were thinking about moving in 8 years or did I read that wrong?
bizi

hi bizi
i don't know what to do..my close friend thinks i should move sooner...she doesn't think new york is healthy for me whereas asheville would be. since the rents are so much cheaper at first i could move into a regular apartment and bring all three of my cats and then wait until two died and then apply for senior housing...i guess i will go over this with dr.Moussavian. I feel miserable and so uneasy. It all sounds so stressful. Also having to think of my kitty cats dying is so painful...
bobby