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How to feel less lonely as you get older 18 usonian Apr 2023 Apr 2023 50 5521

I had to pick up a prescription so I asked the pharmacist about the latest Covid booster 6 Siwsan Apr 2023 Apr 2023 5 2691

CDC Backs 2nd Dose of Omicron Covid Boosters for Older Adults, Persons w Weakened Immune Systems -S 9 appalachiablue Apr 2023 Apr 2023 7 4210

My Divorce Felt Mortally Wounding - Then I Walked the Camino de Santiago. A New Start after 60 14 appalachiablue Mar 2023 Apr 2023 37 6831

It's WI spring but I suspect my partner suffered heat-stroke today 8 Model35mech Apr 2023 Apr 2023 5 4928

Do get the Shingles vaccine, please [View all] 51 question everything Apr 2023 Apr 2023 54 10106

Ladies, I need your input. What's appropriate for a 70-ish, 22 raccoon Apr 2023 Apr 2023 3 3731

Emergency Button? 6 question everything Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 1823

Homeowners' insurance just went up $125/mo. 5 trof Apr 2023 Apr 2023 12 3181

I finally decided to go ahead and get the Shingles vaccine 13 Siwsan Apr 2023 Apr 2023 9 4518

What made you decide to go ahead and schedule your cataract surgery? 19 raccoon Nov 2022 Apr 2023 2 6178

Do you exercise? [View all] 70 trof Mar 2023 Mar 2023 69 11274

Thousands of Retirees Can't Withdraw Savings Invested in Firms Controlled by Indicted Financier Greg 8 question everything Mar 2023 Mar 2023 10 3705

Seeing fewer and fewer people wearing masks...how long is this going to go on? 18 Peregrine Took Mar 2023 Mar 2023 14 4094

New to Medicare, what do I need to know? 30 RainCaster Jan 2023 Mar 2023 2 8996

Any ones annoyed to see/hear ### promotions to 'benefit' seniors, 6 elleng Mar 2023 Mar 2023 0 5585

Eliz. Warren Report Exposes Insurance Industry Ploy to 'Scam Millions of Seniors' (S) 0 appalachiablue Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 2260

Nearly 6 million older adults are living below the poverty line. These resources can help struggling 4 SheltieLover Sep 2022 Feb 2023 19 4227

I submitted my retirement forms today 16 QED Feb 2023 Feb 2023 31 3691

What Happens When You Lose Your Home At 72? - (WGBH) 24 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 58 11965

Hadn't heard this scam before yesterday: 15 lambchopp59 Jan 2023 Jan 2023 16 4756

I saw the ophthalmologist today. 10 ShazzieB Jan 2023 Jan 2023 5 2428

Part D - anyone use AARP MedicareRx Walgreens (PDP)? 13 Yonnie3 Oct 2022 Jan 2023 0 4326

I was taken aback 5 question everything Jan 2023 Jan 2023 12 2460

Complex PTSD 13 lambchopp59 Dec 2022 Jan 2023 4 3617

Insights from the world wide web . . . 7 CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2022 Dec 2022 27 3090

My insurance denied paying for a cortisone shot for a torn meniscus 15 question everything Dec 2022 Dec 2022 10 3577

Musings on my 80th birthday. In the early 1950's there was a tv show, "Life Begins At 80." 24 3Hotdogs Nov 2022 Dec 2022 15 4505

I'm getting stressed 21 Marthe48 Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 3771

1. HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY? (Written by kids) 12 CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2022 Dec 2022 42 3919

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Wasn't there a list of romance scammers out there? 9 Peregrine Took Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 2620

Medicare fees are lower for 2023 5 question everything Dec 2022 Dec 2022 3 3107

Well, damn. My APN retired so I have to meet with her replacement, who is an MD 11 Siwsan Dec 2022 Dec 2022 6 3060

Sharing some recent family pics: 8 elleng Nov 2022 Dec 2022 18 2386

i need to grow up. 13 mopinko Nov 2022 Nov 2022 6 2536

I drove by the old movie house this afternoon. They're making it into shops.... glass open front, 2 3Hotdogs Nov 2022 Nov 2022 28 2935

What are you going to do with your pay raise? 18 trof Aug 2022 Nov 2022 7 4683

Health question for women... 23 GPV Nov 2022 Nov 2022 5 4641

End of life decisions 13 trof Oct 2022 Nov 2022 35 3750

Cataract surgery.... I'm scared. I'm blind in one eye. 31 3Hotdogs Nov 2022 Nov 2022 10 7271

You know you're getting old when: 12 usonian Nov 2022 Nov 2022 21 2772

8 Superfoods to Eat After 50 9 elleng Oct 2022 Oct 2022 17 2619

Things your grandparents said that didn't really make sense... 30 trof May 2022 Oct 2022 3 6765

Are you married? For how long and how did you meet? 34 trof Oct 2022 Oct 2022 4 5350

The cutoff generation. You may find yourself squirming a bit. 6 lambchopp59 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 14 2960

OK, here we go: "I'm so old I remember..." [View all] 57 trof Oct 2022 Oct 2022 5 7741

Dear fellow Seniors, can you fill me in on a Medicare question? 12 Paper Roses Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 4671

Reasons why being OLD really work for me 40 lillypaddle Nov 2021 Oct 2022 26 5852

Sex and the Single Woman at 66: Ageism and Sexism be Damned 5 niyad Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 2940

New Password for SSA. That's the Social Security Administration page 4 question everything Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 1757

from yesterday, of interest: Does anyone else feel as though their taste in foods they want to eat 18 elleng Oct 2022 Oct 2022 6 3810

My first experience with Lyft 13 lillypaddle Oct 2022 Oct 2022 6 2846

This is true today 3 irisblue Oct 2022 Oct 2022 15 1852

STATNEWS: Health insurers are painting a misleading picture of Medicare Advantage savings, experts s 12 SheltieLover Sep 2022 Oct 2022 7 4062

I usually save my mental meandering for Sunday nights. After hiking with the club, 3 3Hotdogs Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 1870

For 25 years, Shirley #volunteered as an #AmeriCorpsSeniors #FosterGrandparent. 2 elleng Sep 2022 Sep 2022 13 1513

I just saw where the '23 COLA for SS recipients was adjusted down from last 14 sprinkleeninow Sep 2022 Sep 2022 3 3684

Widows/Widowers- please help me out. 26 Jade Fox Sep 2022 Sep 2022 6 3663

Social Security recipients could receive 8.7% COLA bump in 2023 as inflation soars 12 question everything Sep 2022 Sep 2022 11 4105

HEY! 14 trof Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 3801

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Well, this was an interesting interaction, via phone, with Oak Street Health 1 Siwsan Aug 2022 Sep 2022 6 2444

Death at California Elderly Home After Dishwasher Soap Served Instead of Juice 9 appalachiablue Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 2628

Just learned that a high school classmate 'passed away in her sleep this morning. She was very Happy 6 elleng Aug 2022 Aug 2022 15 2571

I'm going to be 70 this week [View all] 67 Marthe48 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 65 9245

Social Security Benefits Are Heading for the Biggest Increase in 40 Years 17 question everything Aug 2022 Aug 2022 31 4696

Just had to fend off another attempt by my insurance co. to set up an 'in home health assessment' 33 Siwsan Apr 2022 Aug 2022 13 13360

Washington County Ohio Covid-19 relief program 2 Marthe48 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 0 1500

Would you have lunch outside with someone who probably isn't vacinated? 21 Peregrine Took Jul 2022 Aug 2022 5 3236

Biden, 'Age Before Beauty' and Political Leadership - WSJ letter 7 question everything Jul 2022 Jul 2022 11 2725

I like using Oak Street Health as my HCP but I hate how they set up appts without checking 9 Siwsan Jul 2022 Jul 2022 0 2632

One more question - how about going to church? 8 Peregrine Took Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 2255

Be careful out there 25 lillypaddle Jul 2022 Jul 2022 28 3598

Quote for the day: 4 KarenS Jul 2022 Jul 2022 16 1808

Inflation and high housing costs spur more baby boomers to find roommates - PBS NewsHour 2 question everything Jul 2022 Jul 2022 1 2277

Dear friends, can we talk about Reverse Mortgages and how awful they are? 8 Paper Roses Jun 2022 Jul 2022 11 3371

more thoughts on love in old age. 23 mopinko Jul 2022 Jul 2022 14 3217

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Bundled Payments 13 AnnaLee Jun 2022 Jun 2022 9 3944

Since COVID I have lost two of my favorite places to exercise. 6 rzemanfl Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 2294

aging love. 18 mopinko Jun 2022 Jun 2022 10 2762

The new fashion for late teens and early 20s: Bib overalls 32 trof Jun 2022 Jun 2022 10 4921

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