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Keeping Expenses Down Jul. 16, 2018
Q: Like most seniors, we're trying to adjust to a recent stream of increases in the cost of basic ne... Read More
Diabetes and You Jul. 13, 2018
Last month, I wrote about the remarkable new book "Genius Food," which gave me a whole new perspecti... Read More
Parents in Decline Jun. 05, 2018
Dear Annie. My octogenarian parents recently visited my family for two weeks. They stayed in our hou... Read More
Coming to Terms With Getting Older May. 30, 2018
Dear Annie: My 30th birthday is just around the corner, and it's bothering me more than I'd like to ... Read More
Wife's Estate Wishes Apr. 23, 2018
Q: After my wife died, I started dating a friend of ours. We married two years later, and both of ou... Read More
Addiction Among Older Americans Apr. 06, 2018
Most Americans over the age of 50 are not strangers to the following names: Ambien, Ativan, Klonopin... Read More
Concerned About Odors Mar. 21, 2018
Dear Annie: My mother is in her 80s, and I love her very much. At her age, she has earned certain pr... Read More
Retirement to Bring New Headaches Mar. 14, 2018
Dear Annie: After working my whole life, I am retiring in a couple of weeks. I've been looking forwa... Read More
The Most Reasonable Woman in the World or a Patsy?: Part II Feb. 10, 2018
The Most Reasonable Woman in the World (Rose) told us she was happy with the way things turned out. ... Read More
Please Read This Book: Part 2 Feb. 09, 2018
Last week, I made a strong suggestion that everyone add "Happiness Is A Choice You Make: Lessons Fro... Read More
Wheelchair Jan. 19, 2018
As most of you already know, because of my decades-long struggle with Multiple Sclerosis, I am entir... Read More
The Green House Project Jan. 05, 2018
Did you know that there's a 50 percent chance of you spending a significant amount of time in a nurs... Read More
A Nobel Prize for Cosmetic Science? Oct. 10, 2017
Warning: What follows here is of no national consequence whatsoever. I don't know whether I should t... Read More
The Art of Aging: Part 1 Oct. 06, 2017
For four decades, I was lucky enough to be a professional book critic. Sometimes my reviews would ap... Read More
Shake, Rattle and Do-si-do: Your Brain Loves to Dance Sep. 05, 2017
It's one thing to lose your keys, your phone, a wallet filled with credit cards. It's wildly upsetti... Read More
Sad About Growing Older Aug. 17, 2017
Dear Annie: I'm 81 years old. Of all the issues I read about regarding seniors, no one seems to ackn... Read More
Do You Have Insomnia? Mar. 10, 2017
There used to be an old wives' tale that suggested older people needed a lot less sleep than younger... Read More
What's He Thinking? Feb. 27, 2017
Q: Surprisingly, even though we have been married for nearly 70 years, I continue to learn more abou... Read More
Voulez-Vous Help Your Brain? Feb. 16, 2017
I live in South Florida, which is frequently referred to as the home of the silver tsunami. This phr... Read More
