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All the risks associated with solo aging are concerning. But one in particular stands out for me -- putting off outpatient medical procedures, e.g. colonoscopies, for lack of a someone to take responsibility for picking you up and getting you home and settled.

As more and more procedures are classified as out-patient, e.g. cholecystectomies, even some mastectomies, along with more and more people living rather solitary lives, the need to fill this gap of care grows.

I actually tried to launch a startup in 2021 to address this, but I sadly had to sideline it then. Happily, I literally had a conversation last night with a very talented developer about relaunching! It's very early, but stay tuned! I think our first order of work will be to launch a newsletter and build a subscribership/community of people interested in what we are creating, offering their stories, their suggestions, and ... their best wishes for our and their success.

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