I'm 78 and my adult children want me to move to assisted living but I've lived in this house for 40 years and feel like giving it up means admitting I'm no longer myself.
More people experience this than they realize.
The tension between safety and independence in aging forces difficult negotiations between personal agency and family concern.
“Where Are You with Identity in old age and approaching death?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.