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When I was in high school, my grandparents came to live with us. I'll never forget the first time I saw them that time. "Pop" was ashen, and barely able to walk with help. "Nanny" just wasn't in shape to handle him anymore. The next day, Dad and I took Pop to Dad's doctor with all of his prescriptions -- over 35 of them! The first thing that old-fashioned doctor did was take all of his pills except his blood pressure medication and his standby nitroglycerin pills. We left after making another appointment a week later. During the course of that week, he got color in his face, and started "coming around" in many ways. At his next appointment, his blood pressure was very low, and the doctor cut back on his dosage of BP medication. I forgot to point out he'd left sea level and was now around 5000' above. The changes over following weeks were astounding. They bought a house six blocks from us, and when I left after joining the Navy, they were doing great. As we age, our bodies don't require the same amounts to act right. Dosages of everything can be trimmed down under proper observation, knowledge, and care. Same with mental inputs from MSM and social media. As we age, our wisdom and experience discern far more than we used to, and the cumulative effects are the same. It doesn't take as much of their hogwash to overdose our mental capacity to deal with the frustration. The treatment is the same. Eliminate the non-critical inputs, and reduce the amount of time you expose yourself to "it". Stay informed, do your own research, and utilize your newfound time and better attitude to enjoy what you've earned. Write down your memories for future generations. Teach your children and grandchildren. Let them know why we feel the way we do instead of grumping at them. Conversely, you could continue as normal, sitting on the porch, drinking sweet tea in your loneliness with red eyes and tears rolling down. Not MY choice.