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What made you decide to go ahead and schedule your cataract surgery? 19 raccoon Nov 2022 Apr 2023 2 7958

Do you exercise? [View all] 70 trof Mar 2023 Mar 2023 69 21783

Thousands of Retirees Can't Withdraw Savings Invested in Firms Controlled by Indicted Financier Greg 8 question everything Mar 2023 Mar 2023 10 4584

Seeing fewer and fewer people wearing masks...how long is this going to go on? 18 Peregrine Took Mar 2023 Mar 2023 14 5822

New to Medicare, what do I need to know? 30 RainCaster Jan 2023 Mar 2023 2 12133

Any ones annoyed to see/hear ### promotions to 'benefit' seniors, 6 elleng Mar 2023 Mar 2023 0 6233

Eliz. Warren Report Exposes Insurance Industry Ploy to 'Scam Millions of Seniors' (S) 0 appalachiablue Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 2582

Nearly 6 million older adults are living below the poverty line. These resources can help struggling 4 SheltieLover Sep 2022 Feb 2023 19 4755

I submitted my retirement forms today 16 QED Feb 2023 Feb 2023 31 5292

What Happens When You Lose Your Home At 72? - (WGBH) 24 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 58 14593

Hadn't heard this scam before yesterday: 15 lambchopp59 Jan 2023 Jan 2023 16 5973

I saw the ophthalmologist today. 10 ShazzieB Jan 2023 Jan 2023 5 3353

Part D - anyone use AARP MedicareRx Walgreens (PDP)? 13 Yonnie3 Oct 2022 Jan 2023 0 5845

I was taken aback 5 question everything Jan 2023 Jan 2023 12 2970

Complex PTSD 13 lambchopp59 Dec 2022 Jan 2023 4 5247

Insights from the world wide web . . . 7 CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2022 Dec 2022 27 3785

My insurance denied paying for a cortisone shot for a torn meniscus 15 question everything Dec 2022 Dec 2022 10 5151

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 6970

I'm getting stressed 21 Marthe48 Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 6171

1. HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY? (Written by kids) 12 CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2022 Dec 2022 42 5166

Wasn't there a list of romance scammers out there? 9 Peregrine Took Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 3519

Medicare fees are lower for 2023 5 question everything Dec 2022 Dec 2022 3 3868

Well, damn. My APN retired so I have to meet with her replacement, who is an MD 11 Siwsan Dec 2022 Dec 2022 6 4142

Sharing some recent family pics: 8 elleng Nov 2022 Dec 2022 18 3147

i need to grow up. 13 mopinko Nov 2022 Nov 2022 6 3921

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 3346

What are you going to do with your pay raise? 18 trof Aug 2022 Nov 2022 7 6214

Health question for women... 23 GPV Nov 2022 Nov 2022 5 7189

End of life decisions 13 trof Oct 2022 Nov 2022 35 5217

Cataract surgery.... I'm scared. I'm blind in one eye. 31 3Hotdogs Nov 2022 Nov 2022 10 10659

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You know you're getting old when: 12 usonian Nov 2022 Nov 2022 21 4128

8 Superfoods to Eat After 50 9 elleng Oct 2022 Oct 2022 17 3611

Things your grandparents said that didn't really make sense... 30 trof May 2022 Oct 2022 3 10326

Are you married? For how long and how did you meet? 34 trof Oct 2022 Oct 2022 4 9851

The cutoff generation. You may find yourself squirming a bit. 6 lambchopp59 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 14 3634

OK, here we go: "I'm so old I remember..." [View all] 57 trof Oct 2022 Oct 2022 5 17759

Dear fellow Seniors, can you fill me in on a Medicare question? 12 Paper Roses Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 5897

Reasons why being OLD really work for me 40 lillypaddle Nov 2021 Oct 2022 26 9933

Sex and the Single Woman at 66: Ageism and Sexism be Damned 5 niyad Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 3622

New Password for SSA. That's the Social Security Administration page 4 question everything Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 2306

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 5862

My first experience with Lyft 13 lillypaddle Oct 2022 Oct 2022 6 4088

This is true today 3 irisblue Oct 2022 Oct 2022 15 2363

STATNEWS: Health insurers are painting a misleading picture of Medicare Advantage savings, experts s 12 SheltieLover Sep 2022 Oct 2022 7 5412

I usually save my mental meandering for Sunday nights. After hiking with the club, 3 3Hotdogs Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 2308

For 25 years, Shirley #volunteered as an #AmeriCorpsSeniors #FosterGrandparent. 2 elleng Sep 2022 Sep 2022 13 1931

I just saw where the '23 COLA for SS recipients was adjusted down from last 14 sprinkleeninow Sep 2022 Sep 2022 3 5325

Widows/Widowers- please help me out. 26 Jade Fox Sep 2022 Sep 2022 6 6882

Social Security recipients could receive 8.7% COLA bump in 2023 as inflation soars 12 question everything Sep 2022 Sep 2022 11 5315

HEY! 14 trof Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 5471

Well, this was an interesting interaction, via phone, with Oak Street Health 1 Siwsan Aug 2022 Sep 2022 6 2772

Death at California Elderly Home After Dishwasher Soap Served Instead of Juice 9 appalachiablue Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 3711

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 3180

I'm going to be 70 this week [View all] 67 Marthe48 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 65 19558

Social Security Benefits Are Heading for the Biggest Increase in 40 Years 17 question everything Aug 2022 Aug 2022 31 6508

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 16499

Washington County Ohio Covid-19 relief program 2 Marthe48 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 0 1965

Would you have lunch outside with someone who probably isn't vacinated? 21 Peregrine Took Jul 2022 Aug 2022 5 5154

Biden, 'Age Before Beauty' and Political Leadership - WSJ letter 7 question everything Jul 2022 Jul 2022 11 3507

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 3452

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One more question - how about going to church? 8 Peregrine Took Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 3056

Be careful out there 25 lillypaddle Jul 2022 Jul 2022 28 6316

Quote for the day: 4 KarenS Jul 2022 Jul 2022 16 2318

Inflation and high housing costs spur more baby boomers to find roommates - PBS NewsHour 2 question everything Jul 2022 Jul 2022 1 2691

Dear friends, can we talk about Reverse Mortgages and how awful they are? 8 Paper Roses Jun 2022 Jul 2022 11 4270

more thoughts on love in old age. 23 mopinko Jul 2022 Jul 2022 14 5280

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Bundled Payments 13 AnnaLee Jun 2022 Jun 2022 9 5657

Since COVID I have lost two of my favorite places to exercise. 6 rzemanfl Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 3047

aging love. 18 mopinko Jun 2022 Jun 2022 10 4889

The new fashion for late teens and early 20s: Bib overalls 32 trof Jun 2022 Jun 2022 10 7805

To commemorate her birthday, actress/vocalist, Julie Andrews made a special appearance 13 elleng Nov 2021 May 2022 68 6848

Work has kept me alive says world's oldest woman, 118 5 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 May 2022 6 3509

Brazilian man's 84-year career breaks world record 2 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 2220

getting old,,,, 4 KarenS Apr 2022 Apr 2022 17 2470

"After you, young man." Said to me upon leaving the elevator. Yeah, I'm 79 and 27 3Hotdogs Feb 2022 Apr 2022 16 7580

The Risk of Ignoring Signs of Retinal Damage 3 question everything Apr 2022 Apr 2022 11 2562

Well, next year I'm 80. So far I'm learning, 8 3Hotdogs Sep 2021 Apr 2022 18 3952

Looks like this has been around for awhile 18 hermetic Apr 2022 Apr 2022 69 7214

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 6314

A few things you may not have known: [View all] 75 CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2021 Apr 2022 177 30629

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