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Labor Day Reminds Us That Work Is the Spice of Life Aug. 28, 2025
SAN DIEGO — This Labor Day, here's a tip that might save you work down the line: Listen to you... Read More
Handling Elderly Relative's Constant Interruptions May. 30, 2024
Dear Annie: I have an elderly family member who constantly interrupts me. Not only does she interrup... Read More
Worried About How Lonely My Life Will Be Apr. 02, 2024
Dear Annie: I am very confused. I have a friend who is 70 and is in the hospital. She has put a mutu... Read More
Learning It's OK to Lean On Others Mar. 15, 2024
Dear Annie: Please give me your opinion. I am an 84-year-old widow. I have one child, a son, and one... Read More
'The Golden Bachelor': Being Seen, Not Being Loved Is the Answer Dec. 02, 2023
I watched the finale of "The Golden Bachelor" last night, as one does when it's on, the kids are in ... Read More
Brother Worries About Farming Sister Sep. 30, 2023
Dear Annie: My sister and her husband are both in their mid-80s and live on a farm. He is disabled. ... Read More
America Is Growing Old, and Not in a Good Way Sep. 22, 2023
In the eyes of the nation's health experts, the recent decline in the life expectancy of Americans t... Read More
Yes, Washington Is a Gerontocracy. And It's Our Fault. Sep. 01, 2023
For the second time in recent months, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell froze in the middle of ... Read More
Joe Biden's Age Will Be an Issue in 2024 Sep. 01, 2023
Associated Press reporters were blunt about their latest poll: "Americans actually agree on somethin... Read More
How Long Is Too Long for a Visit From Family? Aug. 31, 2023
Dear Annie: I have been married to my second husband for 40 years, and we are both in our 80s and no... Read More
Dead on Arrival Aug. 30, 2023
Maternal deaths during pregnancy or in the year after childbirth are on average 10 times higher in t... Read More
Take the Time to Exercise Your Mind Aug. 25, 2023
As we get older, we soon find ourselves up against Father Time's little game of takeaway. A look at ... Read More
Knowing When It's Time to Stop Driving Aug. 21, 2023
Dear Annie: On Father's Day of 2022, we were returning home from my son's house when a car coming in... Read More
Too Many Seniors Are Cutting Their Golden Years Short Aug. 18, 2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently published some alarming statistics on the na... Read More
Health Consequences of Growing Old Continue to Escalate Aug. 11, 2023
There used to be this thing called the "golden years." Where did they go? It seems like now when you... Read More
Scams Against Old People Are a Scourge of Our Society Aug. 03, 2023
I oversaw the care of an elderly friend in his last years. Up until age 86, Frank was pretty much in... Read More
Keeping Seniors Safe Behind the Wheel Jul. 23, 2023
Dear Annie: I am a retired RN, and I was interested when one of your readers wrote that if an elderl... Read More
Our Hearing Is Fading and People Aren't Listening Jul. 14, 2023
In the World Health Organization's announcement of the 2021 observance of World Hearing Day, they st... Read More
End American Gerontocracy Jun. 02, 2023
President Joe Biden's viscerally jarring fall on Thursday in Colorado Springs, while on stage dispen... Read More
