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In reply to the discussion: More on my friend who lost her food stamps. [View all]marybourg
(12,622 posts)36. I think you're confusing subsidized senior housing,
with a nursing home (and a bad one at that) .
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These are ideas that could work but don't. In my case the nearest food pantry is
Cleita
Jun 2013
#44
I am concerned that your friend has Menier's Syndrome and is still driving a car.
1monster
Jun 2013
#33
Exactly. I'm prone to dizzy spells and vertigo myself. It's not Meuniers but so far doctors have
Cleita
Jun 2013
#53
Has it occurred to you that old people, can't quite do the work young people do?
Cleita
Jun 2013
#41
Well, she's an old woman. Who cares! Never mind that she spent most her life working for
Cleita
Jun 2013
#38
I will say it again. Most old women are not Wonder Woman. We get old. We get weaker,
Cleita
Jun 2013
#43
I'm sure she wants to but can't. Starvation is not an option. We need activism, but we
Cleita
Jun 2013
#50
Good for you and all the old people who can do this. Many can not and a large portion of them
Cleita
Jun 2013
#52
The people that live in subsidized apartments are very active for the most part.
appleannie1
Jun 2013
#48
Sometimes it is hard to do the paperwork as one gets older. Some one should help
glinda
Jun 2013
#66