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What made you decide to go ahead and schedule your cataract surgery? 19 raccoon Nov 2022 Apr 2023 2 5254

Do you exercise? [View all] 70 trof Mar 2023 Mar 2023 69 7079

Thousands of Retirees Can't Withdraw Savings Invested in Firms Controlled by Indicted Financier Greg 8 question everything Mar 2023 Mar 2023 10 3087

Seeing fewer and fewer people wearing masks...how long is this going to go on? 18 Peregrine Took Mar 2023 Mar 2023 14 3244

New to Medicare, what do I need to know? 30 RainCaster Jan 2023 Mar 2023 2 7622

Any ones annoyed to see/hear ### promotions to 'benefit' seniors, 6 elleng Mar 2023 Mar 2023 0 5152

Eliz. Warren Report Exposes Insurance Industry Ploy to 'Scam Millions of Seniors' (S) 0 appalachiablue Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 2010

Nearly 6 million older adults are living below the poverty line. These resources can help struggling 4 SheltieLover Sep 2022 Feb 2023 19 3813

I submitted my retirement forms today 16 QED Feb 2023 Feb 2023 31 2929

What Happens When You Lose Your Home At 72? - (WGBH) 24 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 58 10747

Hadn't heard this scam before yesterday: 15 lambchopp59 Jan 2023 Jan 2023 16 4019

I saw the ophthalmologist today. 10 ShazzieB Jan 2023 Jan 2023 5 1773

Part D - anyone use AARP MedicareRx Walgreens (PDP)? 13 Yonnie3 Oct 2022 Jan 2023 0 3579

I was taken aback 5 question everything Jan 2023 Jan 2023 12 2118

Complex PTSD 13 lambchopp59 Dec 2022 Jan 2023 4 1884

Insights from the world wide web . . . 7 CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2022 Dec 2022 27 2625

My insurance denied paying for a cortisone shot for a torn meniscus 15 question everything Dec 2022 Dec 2022 10 2635

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 3234

I'm getting stressed 21 Marthe48 Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 2817

1. HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY? (Written by kids) 12 CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2022 Dec 2022 42 3161

Wasn't there a list of romance scammers out there? 9 Peregrine Took Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 2023

Medicare fees are lower for 2023 5 question everything Dec 2022 Dec 2022 3 2637

Well, damn. My APN retired so I have to meet with her replacement, who is an MD 11 Siwsan Dec 2022 Dec 2022 6 2422

Sharing some recent family pics: 8 elleng Nov 2022 Dec 2022 18 1921

i need to grow up. 13 mopinko Nov 2022 Nov 2022 6 1844

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 2614

What are you going to do with your pay raise? 18 trof Aug 2022 Nov 2022 7 3925

Health question for women... 23 GPV Nov 2022 Nov 2022 5 3558

End of life decisions 13 trof Oct 2022 Nov 2022 35 2765

Cataract surgery.... I'm scared. I'm blind in one eye. 31 3Hotdogs Nov 2022 Nov 2022 10 5622

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You know you're getting old when: 12 usonian Nov 2022 Nov 2022 21 2027

8 Superfoods to Eat After 50 9 elleng Oct 2022 Oct 2022 17 2059

Things your grandparents said that didn't really make sense... 30 trof May 2022 Oct 2022 3 5125

Are you married? For how long and how did you meet? 34 trof Oct 2022 Oct 2022 4 3656

The cutoff generation. You may find yourself squirming a bit. 6 lambchopp59 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 14 2409

OK, here we go: "I'm so old I remember..." [View all] 57 trof Oct 2022 Oct 2022 5 4619

Dear fellow Seniors, can you fill me in on a Medicare question? 12 Paper Roses Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 3991

Reasons why being OLD really work for me 40 lillypaddle Nov 2021 Oct 2022 26 4240

Sex and the Single Woman at 66: Ageism and Sexism be Damned 5 niyad Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 2475

New Password for SSA. That's the Social Security Administration page 4 question everything Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 1413

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 2860

My first experience with Lyft 13 lillypaddle Oct 2022 Oct 2022 6 2204

This is true today 3 irisblue Oct 2022 Oct 2022 15 1518

STATNEWS: Health insurers are painting a misleading picture of Medicare Advantage savings, experts s 12 SheltieLover Sep 2022 Oct 2022 7 3192

I usually save my mental meandering for Sunday nights. After hiking with the club, 3 3Hotdogs Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 1535

For 25 years, Shirley #volunteered as an #AmeriCorpsSeniors #FosterGrandparent. 2 elleng Sep 2022 Sep 2022 13 1231

I just saw where the '23 COLA for SS recipients was adjusted down from last 14 sprinkleeninow Sep 2022 Sep 2022 3 2986

Widows/Widowers- please help me out. 26 Jade Fox Sep 2022 Sep 2022 6 2457

Social Security recipients could receive 8.7% COLA bump in 2023 as inflation soars 12 question everything Sep 2022 Sep 2022 11 3351

HEY! 14 trof Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 2609

Well, this was an interesting interaction, via phone, with Oak Street Health 1 Siwsan Aug 2022 Sep 2022 6 2246

Death at California Elderly Home After Dishwasher Soap Served Instead of Juice 9 appalachiablue Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 1986

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 2205

I'm going to be 70 this week [View all] 67 Marthe48 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 65 5458

Social Security Benefits Are Heading for the Biggest Increase in 40 Years 17 question everything Aug 2022 Aug 2022 31 3748

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 10659

Washington County Ohio Covid-19 relief program 2 Marthe48 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 0 1214

Would you have lunch outside with someone who probably isn't vacinated? 21 Peregrine Took Jul 2022 Aug 2022 5 2235

Biden, 'Age Before Beauty' and Political Leadership - WSJ letter 7 question everything Jul 2022 Jul 2022 11 2203

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 2108

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One more question - how about going to church? 8 Peregrine Took Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 1753

Be careful out there 25 lillypaddle Jul 2022 Jul 2022 28 2328

Quote for the day: 4 KarenS Jul 2022 Jul 2022 16 1472

Inflation and high housing costs spur more baby boomers to find roommates - PBS NewsHour 2 question everything Jul 2022 Jul 2022 1 1912

Dear friends, can we talk about Reverse Mortgages and how awful they are? 8 Paper Roses Jun 2022 Jul 2022 11 2808

more thoughts on love in old age. 23 mopinko Jul 2022 Jul 2022 14 2203

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Bundled Payments 13 AnnaLee Jun 2022 Jun 2022 9 2847

Since COVID I have lost two of my favorite places to exercise. 6 rzemanfl Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 1872

aging love. 18 mopinko Jun 2022 Jun 2022 10 1777

The new fashion for late teens and early 20s: Bib overalls 32 trof Jun 2022 Jun 2022 10 3348

To commemorate her birthday, actress/vocalist, Julie Andrews made a special appearance 13 elleng Nov 2021 May 2022 68 4876

Work has kept me alive says world's oldest woman, 118 5 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 May 2022 6 2192

Brazilian man's 84-year career breaks world record 2 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 1376

getting old,,,, 4 KarenS Apr 2022 Apr 2022 17 1745

"After you, young man." Said to me upon leaving the elevator. Yeah, I'm 79 and 27 3Hotdogs Feb 2022 Apr 2022 16 3392

The Risk of Ignoring Signs of Retinal Damage 3 question everything Apr 2022 Apr 2022 11 1614

Well, next year I'm 80. So far I'm learning, 8 3Hotdogs Sep 2021 Apr 2022 18 2506

Looks like this has been around for awhile 18 hermetic Apr 2022 Apr 2022 69 4316

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 3141

A few things you may not have known: [View all] 75 CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2021 Apr 2022 177 14724

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