I'm a 76-Year-Old Widow and My Son Is Pushing Me Into Assisted Living. How Do I Convince Him I'm Fine Living on My Own?

Question: I'm a 76-year-old widow, and my son is pushing me into assisted living. He says I need to socialize more and that ...
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I’m a 61-Year-Old Widow Who’s Dreading Retirement, But I Can’t Work Forever. What’s My Move?

Question: I’m a 61-year-old widow who’s dreading retirement, but I can’t work forever. What’s my move? Answer: While many people look forward to retirement and the freedom it brings, not everyone ...
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‘It’s upon us and our responsibility’: Community team helps 82-year-old Deerfield Beach widow in need

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — Carol Matthews didn’t have a working central air conditioning unit at her home in Deerfield Beach for six weeks. It was a daunting problem. The solution was to pay from $8,500 ...
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Dear Annie: I’m a 72-year-old widow, and I feel invisible and unwanted. How can I feel human again?

Dear Annie: I am a 72-year-old widow, and most days, I feel like I’m simply fading into the background of life. I lost my husband in 2018, and in 2023, I lost my oldest son. The grief has taken a toll ...
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Liz Weston: Should 82-year-old widow, with extreme debt, consider bankruptcy?

Dear Liz: I am an 82-year-old widow with a disabled daughter in a desperate financial situation. Payments on my credit cards and a personal loan eat up half the income I get from Social Security, my ...
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Dear Annie: As a 72-year-old widow, ‘I feel like I’m simply fading into the background of life’

Dear Annie: I am a 72-year-old widow, and most days, I feel like I’m simply fading into the background of life. I lost my husband in 2018, and in 2023, I lost my oldest son. The grief has taken a toll ...