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spot=20scams,=20exploring=20caregiving=20resources,=20or=20simply=20looking=
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semi-retirement.=20At=20first,=20Maria=20worried=20that=20leaving=20full-ti=
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=20caregiving=20and=20technology,=20which=20she=20attended=20to=20help=20he=
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=20new=20devices.=20These=20experiences=20gave=20her=20not=20only=20practic=
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=20=20=20=20<p>As=20Maria=20grew=20more=20comfortable=20in=20her=20new=20ro=
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=20saved=20on=20dining=20out=20when=20meeting=20friends=20from=20her=20work=
shops,=20and=20regularly=20checked=20AARP=E2=80=99s=20newsletters=20for=20i=
deas=20on=20healthy=20living=20and=20brain=20fitness.=20When=20a=20neighbor=
=20mentioned=20receiving=20suspicious=20phone=20calls,=20Maria=20shared=20A=
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=20community=20and=20reinforcing=20her=20own=20sense=20of=20usefulness=20an=
d=20connection.</p>
=20=20=20=20<p>Over=20time,=20AARP=20became=20part=20of=20the=20rhythm=20of=
=20Maria=E2=80=99s=20life,=20touching=20everything=20from=20her=20budget=20=
and=20health=20choices=20to=20her=20friendships=20and=20volunteer=20work.=
=20What=20began=20as=20a=20search=20for=20information=20turned=20into=20an=
=20ongoing=20relationship=20with=20an=20organization=20focused=20on=20helpi=
ng=20her=20make=20the=20most=20of=20life=20after=2050.=20Her=20story=20refl=
ects=20the=20broader=20history=20of=20AARP=20itself:=20an=20evolving=20comm=
itment=20to=20stand=20beside=20people=20as=20they=20age,=20offering=20pract=
ical=20help,=20a=20strong=20voice=20on=20important=20issues,=20and=20a=20re=
minder=20that=20getting=20older=20can=20be=20a=20stage=20of=20growth,=20con=
tribution,=20and=20possibility.</p>
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