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Elderly couple weds where they first met — next to the mayo at the grocery store

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Elderly couple weds where they first met — next to the mayo at the grocery store

An elderly Arizona couple decided to tie the knot where it all started — in the mayonnaise aisle at their local grocery store where they first met. Brenda and Dennis Delgado found love while shopping for the creamy condiment in aisle 8 at the Fry’s grocery store in Casa Grande last year. So they decided … Read more

‘They’ve been an afterthought’: millions of elderly Americans still vulnerable as pandemic caution wanes

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‘They’ve been an afterthought’: millions of elderly Americans still vulnerable as pandemic caution wanes

It was Mother’s Day in May 2020, and an elderly woman lay dying in a Rhode Island nursing home. Her children couldn’t visit because of Covid, and as much as Adelina Ramos, her certified nursing assistant, longed to provide comfort from her bedside, she had to leave, even though she could see the woman was … Read more