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I'll be 61 in April. I don't think I am elderly..
I also think age is just a number..
I have friends in all age groups...20's on up.
And Lynn you look terrific!

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I don't think we should ever consider ourselves elderly as this seems more a way of thinking than a reality.

I am nearing 60 and feel very young and I'm very healthy. However, I had to go to the opthamologist today because I was seeing shooting lights in my peripheral vision. It wasn't a detached retina, thank goodness, but he told me I have the beginning of cataracts! Now This made me feel a little "elderly."

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smirk Rosie, I don't know if you got the answer you were looking for, but I have done some checking on this subject. You won't believe what you won't find out. But here are some:

1) Elderly and Senior Citizen are usually used interchangeably. So any time you hear the term Senior Citizen you can think Elderly. I did find statements that suggest 65-70 years old are Seniors, however Senior discounts start as early as 50, some at 55, most at 60.

2) Both are generally a state of mind. Health, humor, activity, etc, determine this. (I personally don't like most 'appearance' statements. My husband and both my sons were completely bald in their early twenties. I don't think that means they were elderly. Also, I don't think people need to color their hair. How often have you looked at someone and said "Who do they think they are kidding"?

3) The only location I found that gave a definitive age grouping was the US Census. One category was "Older Population" which included people 55+. The next was "Elderly Population" which include people 65+.

So there is no answer. frown

As Phyllis Diller said: "Maybe it's true that life begins at 50, everything else starts to wear out, fall out or spread out."


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Thanks a bunch Granny, I was curious only because a nurse said to me "like you {meaning me} were elderly" it kinda blew me away. I don't feel any different, well some aches n pain maybe wink


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Aging is an odd experience. As the inner spirit gets stronger, the outer body weakens. Maybe our bodies are like cocoons and they will be shed someday when our new and gloriously experienced spirits outgrow them.

I still feel young. And we shake our heads to realize that my husband will be able to get the senior discount or move into a 55+ community in a few years. It's just so hard to believe.


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I am 64 and feel more alive now than ever, mentally and emotionally. Age is a state of mind, elderly is a person full of wisdom. I never think of an actual age when I feel a person is old, it depends on their outlook on life and many things. I am shocked that Lynn is the age she said for I see her as a youthful and vibrant person.


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Thank you Phyllis. I feel youthful and vibrant. --- Except when I spend time with youthful and vibrant 30 year olds and I fade out.

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Elderly to me is someone who shuffles along with a walker. I'm 63, work a 44 hour a week job, go to school full time, socialize with my friends, keep up my own home, cater to 3 cats..I'll accept senior citizen..saves me money sometimes, but elderly...NEVER! ! !


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Way to go Granny, It's just a number wink


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