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A Ripe Old Age

Kevin wrote 4 hours ago: I can’t wait until I get to the age where I get to talk to people, and while they respond, I c … more →

Tags: observations, Elder, Gray Hair, old, Saggy, Wrinkle

Be especially courteous

Sheila wrote 17 hours ago: and patient with older people. Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sym … more →

Tags: daily life, Affection, ALMS, Benevolence, Charity, Consideration, cordiality, Courtesy, decency

Idea #136 for July 4th, 2009: An Overlooked Demographic or Including Seniors in Clinical Trials

health365 wrote 1 day ago: People aged 65 and older account for 63% of the cancer patients in this country. Given this statisti … more →

Tags: Age Discrimination, Cancer, Clinical Trials, drugs, Medicine, Oncology, Seniors

What a Party

likeasinglemom wrote 1 day ago: Turns out, Fern has a thing for bracelets. She was already wearing a few on one wrist. The one my da … more →

Tags: kids, Single Parenting, Volunteering

Looking "Up"

lightbulboverhead wrote 1 day ago: If you haven’t seen Disney Pixar’s Up, then you are a bad person. You need to accept you … more →

Tags: Movies, Love, Lost, Disney, pixar, up, club, Childhood, Movie Review

Old Friend1 comment

madithekilljoy wrote 2 days ago: After the baby is born, Erin invites one of her closest and oldest friends over. Erin Kennedy comes … more →

Tags: Generation One, Love, Friends, Erin, Erin Hart, Legacy, the hart legacy, death, Dying

Big Day

likeasinglemom wrote 2 days ago: My daughters have been volunteering at a retirement home for about six months. They go on weekends, … more →

Tags: 100th birthday, kids, single parents, Volunteering

Aged In Would

Mark Trost wrote 2 days ago: Ok, as a boomer I’ve resisted the label of “sandwich generation.” The idea of being pressed on each … more →

Tags: Whimsical, Random Thoughts, Humor, Relationships, Life, Male Point of View, Culture, Men & Women, Dating

You're Never Too Old To Have a Money Problem

openair72 wrote 3 days ago: Larry Haubner is 107 and the Washington Post recently did a story on his problem. As you may have fi … more →

Tags: Family, aging, death, nursing home, Assisted Living, assisted living facility, Medicaid, Virginia, Diet

The Curse of the Grannies

nippontico wrote 3 days ago: Sometimes it seems that my life is somehow inextricably intertwined with Japanese grannies/elderly l … more →

Tags: obaachan, senior citizens

Checklist for Elderly Drivers

debrasmith1 wrote 3 days ago: My father is having trouble seeing at night, this isn’t an unusual condition for man in his la … more →

Tags: Driving, aging, Parents, elderly drivers, Seniors

ALTHOUGH TROUBLE MAY SURROUND ...

giannina wrote 3 days ago: Spurgeon Morning & Evening Devotions July 2 Psalms 33:21 For our heart shall rejoice in him, b … more →

Tags: Religion, Christianity, Peace, death, Life, church, Family, Evangelism, Prayer

With Medicare Plan, Drug Spending May Be Up

timeinctemp wrote 4 days ago: WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) — Older people who signed up for Medicare’s prescription dr … more →

Tags: Money and Health, Medicare, Prescriptions, Seniors

CPR Survival Rates for Older People Unchanged

timeinctemp wrote 4 days ago: WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) — Despite efforts to fine-tune the procedure for cardiopulmonary … more →

Tags: health news, CPR

Euthanasia! Fun fun for everyone.7 comments

DangerB wrote 4 days ago: Thanks a lot to Bob for the link! What the fuck. BHussein is like a “hip” version … more →

Tags: liar, Barack Hussein Obama, Idiot, Racist, Liberal, Communist, Hitler, Adolph Hitler, Adolf Hitler

10 Alzheimer's Myths

debrasmith1 wrote 4 days ago: There is a lot of myths surrounding this disease and we here at Comfort Keepers Senior and Elderly C … more →

Tags: Alzheimer's, Senior Care, Elderly Care, Caregiving, comfort keepers, in-home care, care giving

Less Social Activity Linked to Decline in Motor Function

Bert Copple wrote 4 days ago: Less frequent participation in social activities is associated with more rapid decline in motor func … more →

Tags: aging, caregiver, companionship, dementia, health, health risk, Life, Senior, Seniors

Less Social Activity Linked to Decline in Motor Function

Bert Copple wrote 4 days ago: Less frequent participation in social activities is associated with more rapid decline in motor func … more →

Tags: Seniors, health, companionship, dementia, Life, aging, caregiver, health risk, Social

The Perfect Storm: Are We Facing Decompression Of Morbidity?

Brian wrote 4 days ago: The compression of morbidity hypothesis has been a hot topic over the past 25 years in the areas of … more →

Tags: Obesity in Society, Baby Boomers, Compression of Morbidity, Life Expectancy, Medicare, Perfect Storm