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    Plans/Contingencies for the future - advice wanted - UK based member

    Hi all, I'm still very new to the forums, but not new to having ME - had it since approximately 2012. Essentially, I live alone, by no choice of my own. My mum passed away in 2008, and my dad is now in his 70s and also the main carer for his partner. My anxiety has had me thinking lately -...