By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com As we embark on the most wonderful time of the year, I want you to think about something: my garbage
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How to Help Your Overmedicated Parent
By Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, My 75-year-old mother is currently taking 16 different prescription and OTC medications and I’m worried she’s taking way
Social Security Can Help You Start or Return to Work
By Deborah Banikowski If you rely on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and want to start or
Finding Beauty in the Madness
By Melissa Stefanec Somewhere between all the obligations, parents lose something really important. We spend our days caught up in a whirlwind of things
Cost, Confusing Technology, Poor Provider Information: Telehealth Dissatisfaction
By George W. Chapman Undoubtedly, the pandemic fostered a surge in virtual care or telehealth. In 2019, 7% of patients reported using it. In
Sepsis: A True Medical Emergency
It is an overwhelming, haywire response by the body to an infection By Eva Briggs, MD One spring day in 1990, my father got
This Thanksgiving: Be Grateful for Goals
Practical tips, advice and hope for those who live alone By Gwenn Voelckers Even though I had the best family law lawyer from The
The Superfood to Eat Year-Round: Sweet Potatoes
By Anne Palumbo The problem with sweet potatoes is this: Many people think of sweet potatoes only when Thanksgiving rolls around. That’s a problem
Five Ways to Apply for Social Security Benefits
By Deborah Banikowski District Manager, Syracuse We continue to make it easier for you to access our programs and benefits. Our website offers a
Simple and Inexpensive Final Farewells
By Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, My husband and I are looking for the simplest and least expensive way to dispose of our bodies