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Medicare To Start Paying For At-Home Covid Tests 1 appalachiablue Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 1684

Emory University Reveals How Grandmother Brains React to Grandchildren. 5 elleng Jan 2022 Jan 2022 10 1953

Doctors Are Urging Medicare to Deny Coverage for Controversial Alzheimer's Drug 3 appalachiablue Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1914

Re: Booster 'effects,' NONE but sore upper arm for 36 hours! 5 elleng Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 1412

I was invited to log into my Social Security account to find next year benefits 10 question everything Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 2877

Boosted! 9 elleng Dec 2021 Dec 2021 11 1564

I'm now in my 70s and driving makes me more anxious than it used to. 25 raccoon Oct 2021 Nov 2021 8 3467

Prolly be home alone for next days, thinking of boosting 36 elleng Nov 2021 Nov 2021 3 3711

Bulk Ibuprofen/Tylenol orders in multipacks This is my life. 👵 10 irisblue Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 2183

Saturday night, time for one of my free associations.... so let me tell you about Bob Slater. 7 3Hotdogs Nov 2021 Nov 2021 18 1824

Drinking Coffee or Tea May Be Linked With Lower Risk of Stroke & Dementia: New, Largest Study 2 appalachiablue Nov 2021 Nov 2021 6 1627

Hospitals Testing Nasal Spray Vaccine To Combat Alzheimers 0 appalachiablue Nov 2021 Nov 2021 5 1249

Ohhh boy, here we go...gotta have the TALK with the Folks 28 FirstLight Nov 2021 Nov 2021 40 5676

No annual exam after 70? Or 65? 23 question everything Aug 2021 Nov 2021 7 3759

Rates vary by zip codes? 9 question everything Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1840

ok, so who loves their medigap plan? 17 mopinko Nov 2021 Nov 2021 7 2398

Possible source of energy assistance this winter 1 irisblue Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 1507

I am moving 44 left-of-center2012 Jul 2021 Oct 2021 78 6273

I found a good sale on sweatpants with pockets and I wanted to share info. 7 irisblue Oct 2021 Oct 2021 22 2787

Va Gov Race, GOP Youngkin's Carlyle Group Ruined Mobile Homes, Last Afford. Retirement Option, More 0 appalachiablue Oct 2021 Oct 2021 6 1571

This message was self-deleted by its author 5 left-of-center2012 Oct 2021 Oct 2021 7 1433

How do I "do" a date? Years ago, when I was a 'ute, "Wanna go to a movie? club? Whatever?" 30 3Hotdogs Oct 2021 Oct 2021 8 3599

DH just started a new job at a more large-ish big box 3 Backseat Driver Sep 2021 Sep 2021 4 1934

The staggering, exhausting, invisible costs of caring for America's elderly 6 babylonsister Aug 2021 Sep 2021 15 2537

A Better Place 6 babylonsister Aug 2021 Sep 2021 14 2380

Some puns to help you smile! 10 CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2021 Aug 2021 25 2707

Anyone have experience treating osteoporosis? 38 elleng Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 4827

Things get interesting after 70 27 question everything Jul 2021 Aug 2021 25 3885

Senior Safe Driving Overload 2 bucolic_frolic Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1552

81-year-old facing eviction from cabin he's lived in for 27 years due to trespassing claim 12 peppertree Aug 2021 Aug 2021 13 3266

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Here's a trick of Doctor Dementia to test your skills... 24 CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2021 Aug 2021 29 4986

Pope Francis celebrates grandparents on first World Day for elderly 0 peppertree Jul 2021 Jul 2021 4 1908

'Don't You Work With Old People?': Many Elder- Care Workers Still Refuse Covid-19 Vaccine 3 appalachiablue Jul 2021 Jul 2021 6 2705

Creativity May Be Key To Healthy Aging, Here Are Ways To Stay Inspired 3 appalachiablue Jul 2021 Jul 2021 3 3030

After cataract surgery do you go back to being able 30 marybourg Jul 2020 Jul 2021 4 5722

Does anyone use Oak Street Health for their health care provider? 7 Siwsan Jul 2021 Jul 2021 3 3512

Did you ever serve in the military? Tell us your story. 6 trof Jun 2021 Jul 2021 1 3596

Home Health Care Workers In Short Supply, Seniors Often Wait Months For Help 4 appalachiablue Jun 2021 Jun 2021 9 2632

Encore careers 1 Pinback Jun 2021 Jun 2021 10 1793

Common Meds Linked To Higher Dementia Risk 0 appalachiablue Jun 2021 Jun 2021 6 2354

Wonder how many of us are here? DU Seniors? 8 trof Jun 2021 Jun 2021 8 2273

Baby Boomers' Biggest Financial Risk: Cognitive Decline 0 question everything Jun 2021 Jun 2021 3 2820

For the women in this group 9 csziggy Jun 2021 Jun 2021 6 3454

Hey trof! 8 lillypaddle Jun 2021 Jun 2021 5 1677

A question for geezer guys born in the 40s and 50s. 16 trof May 2021 Jun 2021 1 6258

Making points (husbands) 1 trof Jun 2021 Jun 2021 7 1567

Suggestions for a easy to set up, easy to use, USB connection printer ? 5 left-of-center2012 May 2021 May 2021 0 1907

Thank you Medicare. (Don't read if your health insurance is lacking) 7 question everything May 2021 May 2021 18 2916

I am now bulletproof! They can't suspend my driver's license. 28 trof May 2021 May 2021 35 5038

Retirees wiped out, lose millions: SEC (invested with KNI Investments) 0 question everything May 2021 May 2021 14 2828

Finally got a response to my request to Matrix Medical to STOP CALLING ME 3 Siwsan May 2021 May 2021 4 1676

I just emailed Matrix Medical Network about their constant phone calls 13 Siwsan May 2021 May 2021 1 2350

Today's really weird situation involving a place called Matrix Medical Network 8 Siwsan May 2021 May 2021 1 6096

Lifetime-care advance payments - may have tax benefits 0 question everything May 2021 May 2021 1 2018

Question, re: 'ancestry' etc. 12 elleng May 2021 May 2021 5 2630

English Around The World: 11 CaliforniaPeggy May 2021 May 2021 26 3341

Now That I'm Older... [View all] 60 CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2021 Apr 2021 185 15582

Rona story - a bit sad. Elderly school crossing guard. 5 3Hotdogs Mar 2021 Apr 2021 15 2704

Monday morning and the scammers are out in force 3 question everything Apr 2021 Apr 2021 5 2112

A Righteous Rant: 8 trof Apr 2021 Apr 2021 14 3090

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Anybody else have dreams where they're working, often at their last job, 32 raccoon Apr 2021 Apr 2021 7 3375

Elder issues 9 bucolic_frolic Apr 2021 Apr 2021 7 2057

I am a Seenager. (Senior teenager) 12 CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2021 Apr 2021 46 4276

What were you thinking? 26 bucolic_frolic Apr 2021 Apr 2021 0 4341

81-year-old nursing assistant honored for perfect attendance record amid the COVID-19 pandemic 1 left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1704

90-year-old knits hats during pandemic, supports nursing home with some of the proceeds 0 left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 Apr 2021 6 1579

'Bed By The Window' - James King 0 left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 Apr 2021 4 1580

Driver, 84, hits reverse by mistake and winds up parked atop another car 2 left-of-center2012 Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 2011

Anybody else ever rush to get on the Internet, and then when you 14 raccoon Mar 2021 Mar 2021 27 3458

Just another day 1 left-of-center2012 Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 1419

The term "three cornered pants" mean nothing to anyone under the age of 50. 16 trof Mar 2021 Mar 2021 3 5104

My doc wants me to see a psychologist 9 left-of-center2012 Mar 2021 Mar 2021 14 2679

Subject: Paraprosdokians 10 CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2021 Mar 2021 68 3180

Got my first covid shot yesterday. 3 trof Mar 2021 Mar 2021 9 1748

There's a 1040-SR form now, TurboTax tells me. 7 Croney Mar 2021 Mar 2021 0 1749

I have done this 8 left-of-center2012 Mar 2021 Mar 2021 16 2012

I am not old. By poet Samantha Reynolds. 2 littlemissmartypants Mar 2021 Mar 2021 8 2376

When you reach a 'certain age'... 8 trof Mar 2021 Mar 2021 15 2684

Does Medicare pay for rehab stay following a surgery? 18 question everything Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 2964

Is "self-deleted by author" redundant? 9 trof Feb 2021 Feb 2021 4 2437

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