Hi Rabbit,
I hope you enjoy your part time retirement. I guess a lot depends on your age as to your options, certainly regarding your finances.
I was diagnosed with MM when I had just turned 65, in 2021, and was off work for 7 months due to my chemo and then stem cell transplant. So I was just short of the current retirement age (66) when I was ready to go back to work. The thought of having to do the daily commute into London at least 4 days a week, was not very appealing, having worked from home during Covid times, so I took my employers offer which paid me up till I was 66 and left.
I’ve joined a few clubs that I’ve been planning to join for years, and what with other involvements, I find I have to manage my time so I don’t get worn out! If anything, I wish I had retired earlier. But then my pension pot would have been hit harder till I started to get my government pension.
The times I felt most tired, were a few months after my stem cell transplant, but this was improved dramatically, after I was found to be anaemic due to iron deficiency, and a few bags of Iron injections later, my Haemoglobin was back up to normal levels and I definitely felt I had more energy.
Good for your kids, start spending immediately before they change their mind! 😉
Best wishes,
Derek