There’s a lot to do in the interim. Utilities have already been scheduled for termination. Packing “stuff” will obviously be minimal. Parking for the minivan will have to figured out immediately. Most likely, the Waikiki Banyan option will be taken.
At this point in time, a two-month “grace period” will be invoked to determine whether to sell the minivan or not. The most prudent choice would be divestiture. There is absolutely no reason, aside from the Monday visits to Hawai’i Kai, to continue ownership of the vehicle. Thus, the automobile rental alternatives will be vigorously investigated during the “grace period.”
As for moms, there is no question that longevity will prevail. Age degeneration is occurring at an extremely slow pace. At this time, moms can be expected to be fully ambulatory with minor decrease in vision at age 100 years. Only at age 105 years will there be significant physical impairments that will require assisted care. Moms is turning 97 years of age next February. Weekly visits with moms will continue, although long-term automobile rental fees will far exceed the amount generated upon selling the minivan now. However, keeping and maintaining the minivan eight more years would be foolish.
Of course, the cargo van camper conversion idea still remains a viable alternative. Residing in any “old folks home” is akin to incarceration. Without an exorbitant amount of wealth, there can be no other path to freedom. A return to wage slavery in order to buy “freedom” is possible, but the contradictions are painfully obvious.