Everyone is so excited and nervous when they buy a new home. There are so many things that go through your mind. But, the one thing most people do not think about is “what happens if I become disabled or as I grow older.”

I know when I bought my condo, I never thought about that; after all, I was in my twenties. The only good thing I did when buying my condo was buying on the first floor of a three-story building. I did this more out of practicality then anything else. I wanted easy access in and out of my condo and did not want to carry everything upstairs.

Little did I know that only a few years later my condo would become my prison. After a variety of illnesses and complications, I ended up in a wheelchair. After 3 months in the hospital, I

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