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Who is on medicare? How to pick B 13 2Design Nov 2012 Mar 2013 0 4441

Medicare Obesity Screening and Counseling - who has used it? 1 2Design Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 1754

Do we pay taxes on Social Security? 7 2Design Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 3109

SS From the time you apply to the time they start sending your money 9 2Design Jun 2013 Jul 2013 0 3413

Its not about me, complaining. Just trying to sort out where I am....78 next month. 13 3Hotdogs Sep 2020 Sep 2020 17 1824

Kind of a downer day. 3 3Hotdogs Sep 2020 Sep 2020 13 1153

Good day, today. Sunny, not a cloud in the sky. Temperature, low 70"s. So, I went on a hike 6 3Hotdogs Sep 2020 Sep 2020 10 1074

Cataract lens.. improve night vision? Glare? 16 3Hotdogs Nov 2020 Jan 2021 3 2959

Cannabis oil vape pen w/ oil 14 3Hotdogs Dec 2020 Dec 2020 0 1741

Rona story - a bit sad. Elderly school crossing guard. 5 3Hotdogs Mar 2021 Apr 2021 15 2222

So I go to my cardiologist. I am 79. Small aneurism that is monitored and not getting bigger. 22 3Hotdogs Sep 2021 Apr 2022 15 2879

Well, next year I'm 80. So far I'm learning, 8 3Hotdogs Sep 2021 Apr 2022 18 2365

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 2397

Saturday night, time for one of my free associations.... so let me tell you about Bob Slater. 7 3Hotdogs Nov 2021 Nov 2021 18 1357

"After you, young man." Said to me upon leaving the elevator. Yeah, I'm 79 and 27 3Hotdogs Feb 2022 Apr 2022 16 3124

I usually save my mental meandering for Sunday nights. After hiking with the club, 3 3Hotdogs Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 1401

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 2977

Cataract surgery.... I'm scared. I'm blind in one eye. 31 3Hotdogs Nov 2022 Nov 2022 10 4631

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 2486

Went for the hearing aids today. 2nd attempt, this time Costco. 7 3Hotdogs Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 1435

My CPAP is broken --- not eligible for replacement for two more years. 18 3Hotdogs Apr 6 Apr 7 4 1070

Costs of dentures...what is the good, the bad, the ugly? 6 alfie Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 15635

Anyone have macular degeneration? 12 alfie Nov 2014 Dec 2014 0 2622

My car got totaled on my birthday. Have entered Dante's ninth hell... 12 allegorical oracle Oct 2023 Oct 2023 22 3090

Heads Up---Commuting Seniors...., 3 AmandaRuth Dec 2023 Dec 2023 11 640

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Bundled Payments 13 AnnaLee Jun 2022 Jun 2022 9 2300

My senior moment 4 AnotherMother4Peace Aug 2023 Aug 2023 16 1080

My senior moment part deux - Sanjay Gupta was correct about seniors & medical marijuana. 16 AnotherMother4Peace Aug 2023 Aug 2023 20 2779

What is in the Medicare bill that passed? 6 antigop Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 2477

NEW RULES Allow Employers to Pay for Employees HEALTH INFORMATION: Re ACA, EEOC, ADA, AARP 0 appalachiablue Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1664

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Dying Alone: What Can Happen & The Hermit Millionaire 10 appalachiablue May 2019 Oct 2023 15 4242

SENIOR TECH and 'Happier Ageing,' Mining Boomer Golden Years With Silicon Valley 0 appalachiablue Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1205

End- of- Life 'Doulas,' Helping Professionals Who Guide the Dying 5 appalachiablue Nov 2019 Nov 2019 8 1711

Decluttering: 6 Ways To Deal With Sentimental Items, Tips 4 appalachiablue Nov 2019 Nov 2019 2 1526

UK: Coronavirus: Isolation For *Over- 70s 'Within Weeks' (BBC News) 0 appalachiablue Mar 2020 Mar 2020 2 1043

CA Gov. bars to close, residents 65+ to isolate due to CV (OH, IL Orders) 0 appalachiablue Mar 2020 Mar 2020 2 918

MEDICARE Applications Raise Anxiety For Seniors In Pandemic; Delays, Penalties 0 appalachiablue Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 1093

Lawsuit: 10 Major Property Mgmt. Cos Excluded Older People From Seeing Facebook Apt. Ads, DMV Area 0 appalachiablue Jul 2020 Jul 2020 3 1338

Trump Team Relaxed Training Rules For Nursing Home Staff, Just As Pandemic Hit: Failed Seniors 1 appalachiablue Jul 2020 Jul 2020 4 1093

GOP Covid Relief Pkg. To Incl. Romney Bill That Would Fast Track Social Security & Medicare Cuts 3 appalachiablue Jul 2020 Jul 2020 7 1559

DT Eager To Defund Social Security, But Senate GOP Nixed Cut To Payroll Tax, SS's Main Fund Source 4 appalachiablue Aug 2020 Aug 2020 7 1005

Retirees To 'Fight Plan To Gut Social Security'; Trump Announces Exec. Order To Suspend Payroll Tax 2 appalachiablue Aug 2020 Aug 2020 13 1160

The Gray Revolt: Older Voters Are Abandoning Trump 3 appalachiablue Oct 2020 Oct 2020 5 1219

Ho, ho and cute, had to share. From the PBS Shop website 0 appalachiablue Oct 2020 Oct 2020 14 1166

Seniors Rock: From PBS Shop 4 appalachiablue Dec 2020 Dec 2020 10 1095

Ha, Ha, Ha! Seniors Rock, more. From PBS Shop 5 appalachiablue Dec 2020 Dec 2020 10 1321

Common Meds Linked To Higher Dementia Risk 0 appalachiablue Jun 2021 Jun 2021 6 2104

Home Health Care Workers In Short Supply, Seniors Often Wait Months For Help 4 appalachiablue Jun 2021 Jun 2021 9 2186

Creativity May Be Key To Healthy Aging, Here Are Ways To Stay Inspired 3 appalachiablue Jul 2021 Jul 2021 3 2665

'Don't You Work With Old People?': Many Elder- Care Workers Still Refuse Covid-19 Vaccine 3 appalachiablue Jul 2021 Jul 2021 6 2282

Va Gov Race, GOP Youngkin's Carlyle Group Ruined Mobile Homes, Last Afford. Retirement Option, More 0 appalachiablue Oct 2021 Oct 2021 6 1311

Hospitals Testing Nasal Spray Vaccine To Combat Alzheimers 0 appalachiablue Nov 2021 Nov 2021 5 988

Drinking Coffee or Tea May Be Linked With Lower Risk of Stroke & Dementia: New, Largest Study 2 appalachiablue Nov 2021 Nov 2021 6 1269

Doctors Are Urging Medicare to Deny Coverage for Controversial Alzheimer's Drug 3 appalachiablue Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1563

Medicare To Start Paying For At-Home Covid Tests 1 appalachiablue Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 1370

Inflation Has Many Seniors Worried About Outliving Their Savings (S) 2 appalachiablue Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 1498

Death at California Elderly Home After Dishwasher Soap Served Instead of Juice 9 appalachiablue Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 1822

What Happens When You Lose Your Home At 72? - (WGBH) 24 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 58 10230

Eliz. Warren Report Exposes Insurance Industry Ploy to 'Scam Millions of Seniors' (S) 0 appalachiablue Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 1905

My Divorce Felt Mortally Wounding - Then I Walked the Camino de Santiago. A New Start after 60 14 appalachiablue Mar 2023 Apr 2023 37 5668

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CDC Backs 2nd Dose of Omicron Covid Boosters for Older Adults, Persons w Weakened Immune Systems -S 9 appalachiablue Apr 2023 Apr 2023 7 2737

Woman, 101 Still Lives Alone, Wheels Her Own Wheelchair Shares Tip For Long Life ⚘ 5 appalachiablue Sep 2023 Sep 2023 12 1715

It's Now Open Season on Seniors: 'Medicare Disadvantage.' Unsolicited Calls, Aggressive Ads 39 appalachiablue Oct 2023 Oct 2023 32 3338

*Social Security Works - Fighting Privatization of Medicare ('Medicare Disadvantage') 8 appalachiablue Oct 2023 Oct 2023 6 2411

Millions of Seniors Struggle To Afford Housing, About To Get A Lot Worse, Rising Wealth Inequality: NPR 5 appalachiablue Nov 2023 Dec 2023 20 2192

Invisible: Society 'Disappears' Ageing Women Over 50, What I Did About It, Street Art- (S) 1 appalachiablue Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 1574

Ageism In Health Care, More Common Than You Think. Bias, Discrimination Harm People: NPR 14 appalachiablue Mar 7 Mar 8 17 863

Shirley MacLaine, Turning 90, Feels Good, The Secret to Her Longevity, New Book 3 appalachiablue Saturday Saturday 12 328

93-Year-Old Woman Spends 2 Nights In Jail After Eviction From Senior Housing 1 appleannie1943 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 10 1982

My 91 year old mother told my sister I've been poisoning her to get her money. 16 aquart Jan 2013 Apr 2013 0 5165

Does anyone on Medicare order their medication from Canada? 2 Autumn Sep 2018 Sep 2018 0 1432

CRABBY OLD MAN 3 babylonsister Jan 2012 Jan 2012 6 2580

Retirement Choices 8 babylonsister Jun 2012 Jun 2012 3 2808

Growing Up Without A Cell Phone 8 babylonsister May 2012 Sep 2012 7 3662

Things We Should Probably Never Do Again After 50 6 babylonsister Jan 2013 Jan 2013 4 4502

Not just for seniors... 0 babylonsister Jan 2013 Jan 2013 8 1517

25 SIGNS YOU HAVE GROWN UP 7 babylonsister May 2013 Mar 2014 7 2776

"YOU WERE IN MY CLASS!" 4 babylonsister Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2274

Yo and yes! 9 babylonsister Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 2518

My dad had a stroke two days ago. 16 babylonsister May 2019 May 2019 5 2267

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