It's interesting seeing Marlespo's opinion on the NHS then and now and to remember that we all change as a result of our experiences both here (for me) in the UK and in the US.
I've probably said it about a thousand times on here, but my heart is absolutely torn in two directions. My husband and I have a much better life here in the UK than we probably ever would in the US due to personal circumstances with our jobs, especially as I now have a job I love. And I think it is a very personal decision to make. And for me, I'm having to choose between our great life here, that has a lack of family in it as dh's family is not that involved in our lives, or moving back to the US, where my parents who have no other children to help them, are getting older and starting to struggle a bit. My mother has constant bouts with melanoma which for the moment appear to be easily taken care of but she is no longer telling me when she has to have one removed because it is so frequent and my father is slowly loosing his battle with type 2 diabetes. It's harder for them to travel to visit us, though they will never tell me that, and it's hard for me knowing that I'm too far away to be any help to them. And it is harder still to justify being away from them when they are the ones who call, or help us out if we are having a tough time, like when our tv started flickering close to Christmas they sent us money for a new tv as a Christmas present and dh's family didn't even send us a gift.
Sorry, I didn't mean to go on and on there, but my point is I understand how hard it can really be to make that decision but it is only one you can make. Very best of luck to you with your decisions.
