elderly
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Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (11340)
• United Kingdom
12 May
So, I recently found out that if you are over 60 there is a community bus that will pick you up at your house, take you to the supermarket, wait for you, bring you home and the driver even carries your bags to the door.
All...
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ultraman cosmos
@id_peace (17036)
• Singapore
29 Jun
I had been missing for awhile.
The week before, I was on medical appointments and also bring my dad to clinics. He was diagnosed with Lung Cancer. Not sure which stage it was. He went for Pet Scan last week so we are waiting for...
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (189833)
• Boise, Idaho
30 Oct 24
I don't think of myself as 'elderly'. To me, they are very fragile, shrunken, and delicate. I think of myself as about 30-40 cognitively speaking. Physically I feel 80+. But I just read somewhere online that those over 65 years...
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Nocturnal Writer
@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
9 Oct 24
Dancing to the max
Today is 2nd day and culmination of Elderly week celebration in our small city.
Twenty pairs or couples of senior citizens coming from different clusters participated the ballroom contest like Cha Cha,...
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Pearl Rosa
@pearlrosa (139)
• United States
7 Mar 24
My spouse was put on home health and palliative care a month ago. I was under the impression that such care provided relief to the patient and support for the caregiver but so far nothing and I mean nothing. I am stuck with...
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Pearl Rosa
@pearlrosa (139)
• United States
1 Mar 24
Being a caregiver, while a noble and compassionate role, comes with its own set of challenges and pitfalls. One of the most significant challenges is the emotional toll it takes on the caregiver. Constantly providing care for...
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (112876)
• United States
29 Feb 24
Biden should have insisted. Don't you think that would make sense?
Of course, I am talking the president's recent annual physical and his doctor saying he did not order a cognitive test because he felt it was not necessary....
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (112876)
• United States
9 Feb 24
In a national address, responding to special counsel Robert Hur's conclusion that President Biden, as a private citizen, willfully retained and disclosed classified materials and that Biden exhibited poor memory during an...
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
22 Jan 24
Intuition Robotics created an innovative AI robot called ElliQ and designed it for the elderly across America's territory to combat loneliness. The features are not like those of a humanoid robot that we see in films. It appeared...
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (122140)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 Oct 23
Etna Pennsylvania resident Damian Komorofski insists that he is not a hero in any way, shape, fashion or form when he ran inside of a burning three unit home that caught fire on Saturday evening.
Damian heard the cries for help...
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John nyambegera
@thebos (5960)
• Kisumu, Kenya
22 Jul 23
Hello
It has been a wonderful blessed day for me. I usually go to church on Saturdays, i really enjoy the preaching but most importantly the song service, the hymes that we do sing as a church and the praises, all for the...
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James Higgins
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Mar 23
I have seen several notices lately (the latest one from AARP) that there is scary fungus
that is spreading rapidly, especially in nursing homes and even hospitals. It has a really bad effect on patients who are already ill or have...
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Diana B.
@BloggerDi (3121)
• United States
9 Jan 23
I bowled on leagues for many years. I'm currently taking a break but plan to return to bowling soon! It's good exercise, fun socially, and personally satisfying to practice and improve my skills/scores.
A few years ago, I was...
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Nocturnal Writer
@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
27 Dec 22
My wife and I attended the Christmas party of Senior Citizens in our Barangay (village).
Less than hundred were present.
The City Mayor after giving his message donated Five Thousand Pesos (Php 5,000.00) for Christmas gifts. The...
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (189833)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Oct 22
In 2021 The FBI, at their Internet Crime Complaint Center, reported that over 92,000 victims lost $1.7 billion to scams directed toward the elderly. This is a 74% increase over 2020.
It could be romance-based or technology-based...
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