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Community bus that takes you shopping.....i think it's a great idea

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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Reliving Past

jaishankar @Shivram59 (50205) • India 16 Feb

An elderly friend of my father was showing an old album to him. There were many very old photographs of my town. I eagerly saw them. One of the photos was of the ground in front of my house. There was a hut in the middle of the...

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A quick update on what happen

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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He Learned A Lesson

jaishankar @Shivram59 (50205) • India 16 May 25

An elderly man ,who was coming from somewhere in the noon, suddenly stumbled and fell down on the road, fainted. People who saw him rushed to him and took him in a house. Mugs of water were poured on his head and body. After...

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I am Elderly

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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cognitively

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Invading the dance floor

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,...

ballroom dance

elderly

senior citizens

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Dementia

Rosie @rosie230 (1700) 9 Jun 24

My job involves spending time with people that suffer with different forms of dementia. What an absolutely cruel disease it is. It affects people so differently, but I love each and every person that I take care of. They all have...

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Maybe i misunderstood something

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...

elderly

palliative

home health

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Lonely life of a caregiver

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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Reading Between the Lines

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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My Memory Is Fine

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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ElliQ for Elders: Grab It or Take It?!?

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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Pennsylvania man rescued a senior man who was trapped inside of a burning home

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...

fire

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rescue

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Blessed Saturday! Helping the elderly!

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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parents

help

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What now?? A Potentially Deadly Fungus Is Among Us?

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...

fatal fungus hospitals

nursing homes

elderly

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League Bowler at age 96!

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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Elderly Christmas party a Success!

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...

gift giving

elderly

senior citizens

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I fell on my ass yesterday!

Wendy @jerzgirl (9384) • United States 7 Nov 22

(Borrowed the British version of ass, but apparently that's not allowed! ) No, I wasn't using my cane. I rarely use it in the house because there's almost always something I can reach out and balance myself with....

ive fallen and i cant get up

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Failure In Old Age?

Kandase @Kandae11 (57231) 2 Nov 22

The elderly man who made this comment was not referring to failure in business, relationships or life in general. Even though his actual words were: " As we grow older all we can look forward to is failure.". He was actually...

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Elder Scamming is Becoming an Even Bigger Problem

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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scammed

fraud

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