france4me

Thank you very much for this - it was good to hear that the talking book service operates within Europe i thought that might might be a casualty of the move

My understanding is that the health care is covered under the reciprocal arrangements provided they have the correct paperwork - how do they (the oldies) cope with language etc.  i was also thinking of the  sort of day to day things - what they like/don't like, anything that might come up that we havent thought of.  Hope there might be someone out there who has trodden this path.  One minute i feel quite optimistic about the prospect the next minute i think we must be mad and it could not possibly work. PS  re teenagers in france my brother and wife moved to france 7 years ago when their daughter was 13 - she is more french than english- fluent french etc and none of them have any desire to move back to uk

We have a house in France and want to move permanently.  We have both mothers living with us (87 and 88) both are active for their age and mentally with it. However one is a diabetic and the other is almost blind - both are hard of hearing and rely on hearing aids.   We would like to hear from anyone who has moved to France with an oldie.  Pitfalls, problems, tips and hints would be very welcome.  Look forward to hearing from you.