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In reply to the discussion: More on my friend who lost her food stamps. [View all]Cleita
(75,480 posts)52. Good for you and all the old people who can do this. Many can not and a large portion of them
are old women and mostly widowed. I apologize for snapping your head off, but I don't know how else to call attention to a real problem. You are 63 and still able to do much of what you could do at forty. When you are 73, let me know how that is going for you.
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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