The funny thing was, Horace had better options.
It seemed like he was choosing to let Alex's mom die in her house, taking all her money, her stocks, her valuables, and living out the rest of his life in Lucille's house. Thanks to Alex's diligence, this option was foiled.
The house originally belonged to Lucille, but upon their marriage, Horace had her sign a living will saying he could stay in her house if she died first. Since Lucille was a picture of health and Horace older with many serious health issues, no one ever thought that would happen.
But there were other options left to Horace besides splitting up with Lucille. Before returning to NY, Alex sat them down and proposed that they both go into assisted living together in Florida. Horace turned this down saying it wasn't necessary and too expensive. Next Alex suggested that they have someone come to the home every day to make some meals, assist in bathing, and some minor cleaning. Once again Horace insisted it wasn't necessary and too expensive.
Horace made a lot of bad decisions based on cost. He was always too cheap to buy something like a hearing aid or a cell phone, and would buy the absolute cheapest of appliances and electronics. Lucille would spend hours on the phone with technicians mainly because they bought the cheapest computers possible, prone with problems.
So in essence, Horace was telling Alex that he would rather split up with Lucille than spend any money for senior assistance.
Little did Alex know that Horace intended to block the sale of the house and stay there by himself forever.
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To be continued
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