Downsizing in Australia - Stewart & Jethro Reed | Page 30

DOWNSIZING IN AUSTRALIA

DOWNSIZING IN AUSTRALIA

Bill had lived with Janette in the California bungalow home they had purchased when newlyweds and there was no way he was leaving it . He told Bruce that they were going to have to take him out of there in a box .
Well , that they nearly did !
Over the past 12 months Bill and Janette had started to decline rapidly . In the last six months Janette had developed heart problems and struggled to get out of bed or move off the couch . She very rarely went outside . The local nurse would visit her every second day to make sure she was taking her medicine . Bill kept an eye on her , but Bruce had to keep an eye on the both of them .
Then one day Bill had a turn and hit the floor in the kitchen , lying there unconscious . Janette was stuck on the couch and couldn ’ t move . She tried several times to get up , but she didn ’ t

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