About Concerns of the Elderly for 60+
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Our goal is to be a resource guide for issues of the elderly today and in the future. Voice your concerns, experiences, and solutions pertaining to the elderly in areas such as health, laws, abuse, care, isolation, quality of life, and any other issues that the affect the elderly. Websites, Contacts, Telephone Numbers and any other types of help information will be appreciated.
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Help for the Elderly
A service of the National Council on Aging can be reached at: www.benefitscheckup.org searches 1,750 public and private benefit programs. Among other services it offers prescription drug assistance...
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posted by Btylr3
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WEB SITE for REFERENCE
Care2.com is a web site that I have belonged to for a couple of years and it's a site well worth checking out.
view link is another that would be great for help for families and anything to do wit...
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posted by PhilomenaBanter
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Help Organizations
Good Morning all,
Just a note to let you know that Btylr3 is no longer participating in this group due to her home schedule and obligations. Let's all say a prayer for her.
I started this group at...
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posted by PhilomenaBanter
Facing Reality
After nineteen months without my husband, I am looking Reality square in the face. With the bleakness and chill of winter hovering around the corner, I am acutely aware that I simply cannot take ca...
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posted by thmarty
Quick Release Crystals
We've all heard that, if we think we're having a heart attack, we should chew an aspirin. Well, Bayer has just introduced Quick Release Crystals that dissolve instantly.
One in a while I get pseud...
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posted by thmarty
My Memory Garden
My Memory Garden
There has been extensive research on the brain and its many functions. It has been found that specific areas of the brain control specific functions. For the past two days I have ...
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posted by Btylr3
Should I be concerned?
I haven't seen anyone around here for several days. I hope everyone is doing okay. Maybe we're all just getting hooked into the upcoming holiday season??? I've been doing a lot of Christmas shoppin...
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posted by thmarty
Halloween concerns for the elderly
"Stole" this from another group...
You know you are too old to Trick or Treat when:
10. You get winded from knocking on the door.
9. You have to have another kid chew the candy for you.
8. You ...
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posted by thmarty
What age is too old to drive?
I've been driving the same canyon road for 25 years, and I don't obey the speed limit. (I do obey speed limits in town!) When I'm behind the wheel, I feel just like I did 20-30 years ago - alert, c...
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posted by thmarty
