Camp Codger

Trump's un-American SAVE America Act is a democracy-destroying disaster.

SAVE America Act Cancels 77-Year-Old White Guy The SAVE America Act is voter suppression at its worst. Millions of voters born in the U.S. will be denied the right to vote.

Richard Kipling, my Camp Codger co-founder, co-host, and one of my very best friends, is gone. I miss him deeply.

A Codger is Gone Ricard Kipling, co-founder and co-host of the Camp Codger podcast, is gone. We lost one of our best friends and a wonderful human being.

Gary really struggled on his last hike up Picacho Peak. His age is catching up, but he's not giving up. He has a new mantra for dealing with aging: allow-accept-adapt. It might just work...

Gary's dinner with friends starts with the usual organ recital and wraps up with some good advice for seniors from Dirty Harry (Clint Eastwood). The YouTube version even has a bit of " action" at 2:30. Follow the links below for the audio and YouTube versions, or listen on your favorite podcast app.

Gary discovers that Sam Toperoff, author of the article, In the Land of the Very Old, is no longer with us. Sam was an inspiration to him, a real-world example of a person in their 90s still being creative and productive as a writer. Sam will be missed.

Returning to the Land of the Very Old Gary reflects on the passing of Sam Toperoff, the author of an article about aging in the Land of the Very Old.

Gary receives an Explanation of Benefits statement from his Medicare Advantage company. He discovers his medical providers charged over a quarter of a million dollars for diagnosing and treating his cancer.

The Prostate Papers—Chapter 8: Healthcare Billing Insanity Healthcare billing insanity is a hallmark of the medical-industrial complex. Are those fantastical prices real? Who pays those amounts?

Gary's surprising side effect from radiation treatment made him reconsider his decision to end the Prostate Papers series. A "wrap II" is in order.

Gary Ebersole wraps up The Prostate Papers with a final episode about the biopsy and prostate cancer treatment decisions he made. It will be in the rearview mirror at the end of October. Hooray!

Guess what? We screwed up when we published the last episode of The Prostate Papers. One more time (the link is below)...

Gary takes a break from his prostate cancer research and talks about the members of his new club.

Gary is back with another episode of The Prostate Papers. He discusses how he entered the prostate cancer maze with an elevated PSA score.