agebuzz Guest Blogger: Alice Herb

By Alice Herb   In a previous blog post, I described some of the bothersome fears younger family members, friends, and even strangers choose to share with us “old” seniors. No question that it is annoying and confidence-shattering, even if expressed from sincere caring. But some issues faced by older…

By Alice Herb   I have finally reached an age where I must admit to my actual age – 93, as many of my readers already know. I had thought that, at this age, I could continue doing all of the tasks I had been doing for years. I WAS…

By Alice Herb   So many people ask me what I do all day long since I no longer work. I always laugh, but it is a sardonic laugh. My typical reply is that each day of my so-called leisure makes me wonder how I ever had a full-time job, or…

By Alice Herb   With my 93rd birthday approaching, I am finally able to face my rapidly disappearing abilities that I previously took for granted for so many decades. For so long, I tried to pretend this wasn’t really happening, but here it is all in front of me -and…

By Alice Herb   I have given serious thought to what would happen if all immigrants currently in the United States were to be deported. My independent life would simply evaporate. As an elderly person in need of assistance to support my independent life, I rely on the following:   …

By Alice Herb   To my great surprise, I came to realize how growing older has required me to seek out more services, and these are more and more expensive every year. I think we are all fooled into thinking that being a senior citizen brings Medicare, access to discounts…