Yes @Faith-and-Hope I think that change might be beneficial, have realised that our present home is too much for us but did not feel at peace about moving elsewhere locally. I think with a lot of things that as I process things I tend to start with the negatives such as the stresses are involved with moving before looking at the positives (like you, we have done it a few times) unfortunately a transition is not practical or affordable for us. Home is where the heart is and for me that for me is the people, not the building.
The positive is that we will be nearer family, not too close but enough to justify travel time for a long weekend visit (although there are some cousins I have not seen for years relatively close). We picked the location as there are adequate psych services available and a milder climate.
Medically Mr Darcy has not really been fond of any of the pdocs he has seen and only goes out of necessity, but our local GP has been lovely and we will miss him. All pdocs are trained to a standard but to find one where you have a good working relationship is difficult and this was certainly a problem early on.
From a carer point of view, it has only been in more recent times that I have found a counselor who understands me (and who will be delighted that we have bitten the bullet and are taking steps toward moving). I can see why you would not want to start again with another psychologist.
There are some carer services available in new place which I will certainly check out. The mental health support organisation which I get free carer support from here does not operate interstate and I have not been able to find a similar service on line but will be making enquiries, I don't know if I am googling poorly but there seems to be a dearth of services when compared to other regions.
We need to get some checks underway in relation to one of the properties that we saw that Mr Darcy was particularly fond of and get this place thoroughly cleaned so we can list it. If things are meant to be, they will happen.
