{"id":1941,"date":"2024-11-19T17:17:14","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T17:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asbury.org\/bethany-village\/?page_id=1941"},"modified":"2025-08-13T20:14:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T20:14:33","slug":"getting-ahead-of-the-curve-with-a-pre-retirement-move","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.asbury.org\/bethany-village\/getting-ahead-of-the-curve-with-a-pre-retirement-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Ahead of the Curve with a Pre-Retirement Move"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n        <!-- START: FountainSL\/Block: acf\/header -->\r\n        <div class=\"ftn-block header\" style=\"\">\r\n            <style>.pageheader{\n\n  margin: 0 auto;\n  width: 100%;\n  overflow: hidden;\nbackground-color: rgb(33,54,106);\n}.pageheader .blockcontainer {\n  margin-top: 10px;\n\n  margin-bottom: 10px;\n\n\n}\n\n.pageheader .innercontainer {\n\n  padding-top: 10px;\n\n  padding-bottom: 10px;\n\n  padding-left: 10px;\n\n  padding-right: 10px;\n\n}<\/style>\n\n<style>\n.pageheader.blockcontainer {\n    min-height: 400px;\n}\n\n.pageheader p {\n    margin-bottom: 20px;\n    color: white;\n}\n\n.pageheader h1 {\n    color: white;\n    font-size: 48px;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    width: 100%;\n    margin-bottom: 20px;\n    text-transform: none;\n    border-bottom: none;\n    margin-top: 20px;\n    line-height: 1;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class='pageheader'>\n    <div class=\"blockcontainer container\">\n\n        <div class=\"grid \"\n            style=\"text-align: left\">\n            <div class=\"col-12\">\n                <h1 class='header'>Getting Ahead of the Curve with a Pre-Retirement Move<\/h1>                <!--  <div class=\"copy\">\n                                    <\/div> -->\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <script src=\"https:\/\/www.asbury.org\/bethany-village\/wp-content\/themes\/fountainsl\/blocks\/header\/script.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <!-- END: FountainSL\/Block: acf\/header -->\r\n        \n\n\r\n        <!-- START: FountainSL\/Block: acf\/breadcrumb -->\r\n        \r\n            <div class='breadcrumb'>\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"grid breadCrumb\">\n            <div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n                <a href = 'https:\/\/www.asbury.org\/'>Home<\/a> &gt; <a href = 'https:\/\/www.asbury.org\/bethany-village\/'>Bethany Village<\/a> &gt; Getting Ahead of the Curve with a Pre-Retirement Move\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <style>.breadcrumb{\n\n  margin: 0 auto;\n  width: 100%;\n  overflow: hidden;\n}.breadcrumb .blockcontainer {\n  margin-top: 10px;\n\n  margin-bottom: 10px;\n\n\n}\n\n.breadcrumb .innercontainer {\n\n  padding-top: 10px;\n\n  padding-bottom: 10px;\n\n  padding-left: 10px;\n\n  padding-right: 10px;\n\n}<\/style><\/div>\r\n        \r\n        <!-- END: FountainSL\/Block: acf\/breadcrumb -->\r\n        \n\n\r\n        <!-- START: FountainSL\/Block: acf\/imageandcopy -->\r\n        \r\n            \n<div class='imageandcopy imageandcopy-69f4562770e80' style=\"\">\n    <style>\n    @media screen and (min-width: 679px) {\n        #mediaImage69f45627718be {\n            height: 100%;\n            width: 100%;\n            margin: auto;\n        }\n    }\n\n        <\/style>\n    <div class=\"container\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\">\n        <div class=\"grid\">\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"col-md-6   imageLeft\">\n                                <div class=\"mediaImageWrap 69f45627718be\">\n                    <div id=\"mediaImage69f45627718be\" class=\"mediaImage  fade-in\"\n                        style=\"border-radius:8px; background-image:url('https:\/\/www.asbury.org\/bethany-village\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/11\/Diane-Ed-Myers-1-e1732036820790.jpg'); \">\n\n\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"center caption\" style=\"color: \">\n                                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            \n            <div class=\"col-md-6 mediaContent\" style=\"\">\n                <!-- \n                                -->\n                <div class=\"contentwrapper \">\n\n\n                    <div class=\"maincopy\">\n                        <h2 class='header'>Getting Ahead of the Curve with a Pre-Retirement Move<\/h2>                                                <div style=\"color : \">\n                            <p>Meet Diane and Ed Myers. When this busy couple began their search for a place to retire, they were focused on a two-year plan. They knew they wanted to stay in the area of Camp Hill, Pa., where they have lived for more than 45 years. They were pretty sure they wanted to move to Bethany Village, but still checked out the competition. And Ed, still practicing law at his family firm, had no plans to retire anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>But when a church friend who had recently moved to a cottage at the Mechanicsburg, Pa.-based retirement community, suggested to Diane and Ed that this option might work for them, they decided to take a look. They fell in love with the wooded lots and deer, fox, and other wildlife.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Renovations make new home their own<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>At the time there was a waiting list, which generally averaged about two years. The Myers got on the list excited that the timing fit perfectly into their plans. Fast forward two months when one of the rarely available homes became vacant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was pretty sure that my husband would just pass on this one, but he didn\u2019t,\u201d says Diane. \u201cWe decided to use the time to make it our own.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They enlarged the sunroom, renovated the kitchen, and relocated cabinets and appliances, creating a light-filled sightline from the front door to the sunroom. Diane loves the wall of windows that provide a secluded view of woods, birds, and other wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>The early deadline also put the couple on the fast track to downsizing, prepping, and selling their five-bedroom home. \u201cThe downsizing was a challenge,\u201d admits Ed. \u201cBut the house sold in four days.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Work, volunteerism keeping them busy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Now that the hard part is behind them, Diane and Ed are enjoying their freedom from home ownership and all the accompanying responsibilities. Ed, a lawyer, makes the 13-minute commute to his office five days a week. And Diane, a retired librarian, devotes several days a week to her volunteer work at the Cleve J. Fredricksen Library, where she serves as a Board member, Friends Treasurer and volunteer.<\/p>\n<p>Diane\u2019s schedule gives her time to take part in a few of the many programs and amenities on campus. She joined the Bethany Readers and regularly walks the spacious campus. While Ed\u2019s schedule is pretty full, he\u2019s looking forward to the day when he can enjoy the pool, join the Resident Council, and volunteer to share his skills with others.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Peace of mind, community connection<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Both Diane and Ed are enjoying the peace of mind that comes with having a plan in place should their health change in the future. \u201cIt\u2019s great to be in a place where we don\u2019t have worry if one of us busts a leg and needs help,\u201d jokes Ed. And with four children and 11 grandchildren spread out across the country, the couple is happy that they won\u2019t need to burden their kids with caregiving.<\/p>\n<p>Being longtime residents of nearby Camp Hill, the couple has been able to keep their doctors, dentists and attend the same church, where she sings in the choir and Ed is clerk of session. They also have easy access to air travel, which simplifies visits to their children.<\/p>\n<p>When the kids come east, the family retreats to their summer home in Pennsylvania\u2019s Sullivan County. Built in 1857, the old farmhouse has no heat, no Wi-Fi and no TV, making it the perfect spot to get to know the grandkids and serve as the family \u201cescape valve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But their Bethany Village East\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbury.org\/bethany-village\/independent-living\/cottages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cottage<\/a>\u00a0already feels like home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis really is a community,\u201d says Ed.\u00a0 \u201cThe people are friendly and welcoming. 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