Retired in Paradise Until Alzheimer’s RSVP’d Uninvited
After selling their Houston home of 40 years, this Cuban-Colombian power duo chased eternal summer in Barranquilla's ocean breeze for 15 years, buying a $135K condo that screamed 'late-stage capitalism chill.' But Alzheimer’s crashed the fiesta: 'Who’s that little boy?' mom asked her own grandson, cueing a forced retreat back to Houston. Now, they’re juggling passwords like it’s a crypto wallet gone rogue and flipping minds more than TikTok trends. The adult kiddo is out here signing powers of attorney and plotting condo sales in two countries — talk about a legal remix!
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Tell me you planned a perfect retirement without telling me you ignored Alzheimer’s RSVP. Moving to paradise only to scramble passwords and meds back in Houston? This is giving 'best-laid-plans-meet-awkward-reality' energy.
So your retirement plan was ‘flip my life to Colombia’ until Alzheimer’s said, 'Hold my coffee.' That’s not aging gracefully, that’s capitalism’s cruel plot twist.
This is giving big ‘ran away to Barranquilla to dodge US housing costs but Alzheimer’s found me anyway’ energy. Reality really said, 'Nice try, nerds.'
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 7/25/2025 | Author: Giselle Rodriguez Greenwood
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