I can certainly relate and I have no easy way to change things. We've lived here 10 years and are way, I mean way, out of town. We had originally planned to get involved in community groups, etc., that is, until my husband was diagnosed with bladder cancer. I worked until 2006 then the stress got to me and I was advised to quit work. Things were ok for a while, my husband and I spent a lot of time together. But this situation has changed. Last year he went into kidney failure and that has recurred several times. This last time he was hospitalized I was so afraid that he would not come home. So my role now is caregiver. He doesn't get out of bed except for bathroom trips. He has a bag for his right kidney and a bag for his left kidney. Rather hard to get dressed. He's been very depressed but this seems to be a bit better. A trip to town is 1/2 hr---one way, plus what errand time. And there are only 13 families in the area where we live. Isolated??? Yes!!!!! But I want to spend every minute I can with him.....and I have no idea how long that will be.