Helping my mother from three states away and I do not know where to start
She is 84, still in her own home, and increasingly says she is fine when she plainly is not. I visit every six weeks. What do people in my position actually do first?
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Turning 65 in March and buried in mail. What do I actually have to do?
Ten pieces of mail a week, all urgent-looking. I am still working with employer coverage. What is genuinely required and what is marketing?
I fell in the shower. What actually helps, and what is a waste of money?
No damage done but it frightened me. My son wants to install everything he can find. I would rather spend sensibly. What genuinely makes a difference?
Six bottles and a 25 minute drive to the pharmacy — is delivery a real option?
My wife worries I will mix up the evening ones. Someone mentioned pharmacies that sort everything by day. Is that a real thing or is it only for people in care homes?
My doctor is leaving my plan network in January and I am mid-treatment
I have been with the same oncologist for two years. The letter says he is out of network from January 1st. I am halfway through a course of treatment and I do not know if I can change plans …
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