Elderly!

catprincess · ‎03-10-2010

My husband went to a new family practice geriatric Dr. recently. My husband is 64 and needed his BP checked & pills refilled. He called my husband elderly while he was examining him. It really bothered both of us! He said we must realize that we are not middle aged any more. It is all true and at 64 you began to feel old! It took me a long time to realize that people see us as old people, but we are and that a fact! Anyone else had a rude awakening like this?

Feline Fine · ‎06-28-2013

JMHO, but I consider ages 60-79 to be senior and 80+ to be elderly.

But, as along as you stay young at heart/soul/mind/spirit, there really is no such thing as "middle-aged" or whatever. 8)

upNorth · ‎03-11-2010

On 12/31/2013 shy bobcat said:
When I was 38 I was stunned when my boss, who was an MD, said I was middle aged. Double your age and see where the middle years of life are.

Yes, I agree with you 100%. I often hear people getting so offended at being called middle aged. Why? I will be 50 in three weeks. I arrived at middle age some time ago. As you say, double your age. If you are 60, and refuse to believe you are middle aged, do you really plan to live to be 120?

Why are we so offended and frightened by the process of aging? You get older, or you die young. Which would you prefer?

I do not feel old at all. I feel quite young. But that does not take away the fact that I am the age that I am. So what? I take each passing birthday gladly.

Desertdi · ‎03-13-2010

""Elderly"" is a state of mind that I have no intention of adopting.................

♥Surface of the Sun♥

Georgiagrama · ‎03-19-2010

On 12/31/2013 Tyak said:
I'm 68 and I'm happy for every day I get. Many people don't get the gift of long life.

AMEN to that!! I'm right there with you. My husband and I got a late start having children and 3 years ago my daughter gave us our first grandchild at the age of 40.

We feel blessed every day that we have had a good life together and have lived to see our granddaughter. Regardless of your age, things can happen -- accidents happen every day, health problems happen. I consider us elderly, and I am happy to be here. If anyone else wants to refer to me as elderly, more power to them. They don't realize that they are just acknowledging a gift of years that many others haven't had.

Georgiagrama · ‎03-19-2010

On 12/31/2013 happy housewife said: I really wonder why a man who is only 64 was seeing a geriatric doctor.

sylviahomeatlast · ‎03-11-2010

I'm old and I'm still in a state of shock at the number of my age---if you are a Colorado college alum, you can see my picture on the back page of the current "Bulletin""---I actually wear almost everything I want---old ness is creeping up but I'm still alive

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