When does one become "elderly"?
#61
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: British Columbia
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Although I am not a member of our local First Nations bands, I am closely connected with the community and attend many events on reserve. They now consider me an elder which comes with the bonus of being first in the food line. I don't mind being an elder but don't think of myself as elderly. When I was young(er), I used to think that aging brought extra responsibility because it is the elders who carry the wisdom and I didn't want to take that on. I guess I'm there now, because I do feel like I have a lot of knowledge to share and it's not so frightening after all to carry. I think others will consider me elderly long before I feel it myself.
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#64
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Iowa
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I catch myself saying "an older woman" when describing someone and then realize they are probably the same age or maybe younger than my 70 (71 on August 23) years of age. I might be elderly when I retire? I am still doing adjunct teaching at a local community college, teaching two classes, sometimes three each semester. My sister passed last month at the age of 68. As she was living in Assisted Living, suffering from COPD and complications from diabetes, she seemed elderly.
#65
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Norfolk, VA
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It's funny that you ask this now. I'm 63, last night I was meeting a guy for a first date. I walked in the place and didn't see him and went over to sit. I was looking at all the men at the bar and was thinking about how many elderly men were hanging out there. Then it hit me, they were probably my age. I don't consider myself elderly. I guess its looks and maybe how you feel. My serger teacher just turned 70, she has the gray hair, etc but I don't think of her as elderly. She travels all over this area teaching and she can pick up my heavy serger so much easier than I do. I don't think its a certain age. Like Bob Hope, he was over 100 when he died but I didn't see him as elderly either, he was active from what I know until the end.
#66
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Norfolk, VA
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I am in my sixties, I consider myself old because I am not young, but not elderly. To me elderly is moving into a stage of frailty and need of assistance but the mind can still be sharp. We cannot control that our bodies wear out but we can help keep it fit for as long as possible.
I'm might go down, end up in wheel chair, etc but I'm not going down without a fight.
#68
My mother in law is 90 and going strong. Her mother lived to be 110. See has to drive all her friends around because they are not able to drive. She is driving to Maryland next week end with a friend of hers for a football game. She wanted to go to my daughters house in Fl ( we are in WV) I told her it was hard on my back driving that far. She said well i'll drive. Im 73 lol
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