Challenges tend to grow exponentially as we age. Beyond the aches and pains and other insults and injuries, we begin to lose the people we depend upon for services. Whether they retire, move away or become deceased, sooner or later it transpires and we are left with the problem of replacing them. It happens with doctors, dentists, counselors, handymen, plumbers and mechanics. I am sure I could go on and on with the titles of professions we regularly call to solve our problems. But the question of how we approach the process of finding new ones is a daunting one.
Worse yet, the tasks we regularly do for ourselves become more difficult or even impossible to do the way we used to do. And so we must find help for cleaning and yard work and minor repairs. What are we to do?
Some of the answers to that query are:
- Ask your professionals for a referral.
- Ask your close friends and family.
- Message your other friends on social media.
- Google it for suggestions. (There are sites that do exactly that.)
But, let’s face it. It’s never going to be the same. Sometimes, if you are very fortunate, you will find someone just as good. Surprisingly, once in a while, you will even find someone better than the person you had for the service you need. But the fact remains, that as we age, so do the people we rely on, and that is a really difficult pill to swallow.
I love all my doctors and a friend of mine thought that was unbelievable. But, if I don’t love my doctors, I don’t stay with them. That is what makes it so devastating when I am no longer able to see them. Still, when all is said and done, aging is just a natural part of living. And we just have to accept it and move on. But we don’t have to like it!