When does one become "elderly"?
#2
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2017
Posts: 783
I can't honestly say I've given thought to this, but knowing I've maintained my youthfulness better than most I know, I'd elderly, will arrive when I turn grey, need a cane for walking, and can no longer see without my spectacles.
As for "when" do I describe someone as being elderly? When I see an older person hunched over, walking slowly, with reduced mobility and having moderate trouble with simple motor skills such as opening a door, writing, or with tasks in and around the home, then I would think of them as being elderly, otherwise I always use the term, mature.
As for "when" do I describe someone as being elderly? When I see an older person hunched over, walking slowly, with reduced mobility and having moderate trouble with simple motor skills such as opening a door, writing, or with tasks in and around the home, then I would think of them as being elderly, otherwise I always use the term, mature.
#4
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Peotone IL
Posts: 2,802
I'm 74 and never though of myself as elderly until the last year. I had a knee replacement last fall and will probably have lumbar vertabrae fused in Sept. I am still not walking well after knee and my bad back prevents me from standing up straight. I sometime use a cane or walker when I'm out and will be on my feet for more than a few minutes. I am elderly now.
#5
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Long Island
Posts: 24,820
i'm 58, I look a lot younger and act it. I did get a crystal candy dish, so does that make me an old lady now.
I have hard sucking candy in it. in the winter, my throat gets dry, so I have candy in it. haven't eaten any lately, it's been summer and the humidity is higher.
I have hard sucking candy in it. in the winter, my throat gets dry, so I have candy in it. haven't eaten any lately, it's been summer and the humidity is higher.
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