65 is not elderly, damn it!

[samhexum]

Officers from the 104th Precinct responded to a call regarding a collision at Metropolitan Avenue and Cooper Avenue in Middle Village that resulted in an elderly pedestrian being taken to the hospital on Monday morning.

Police say a 42-year-old man was behind the wheel of a Hyundai driving eastbound when they mounted the curb and hit the 65-year-old woman at approximately 8:31 a.m. on June 19.

If I ever get my hands on the young whippersnapper who wrote this...

[Guest]

[+ nycman]

1 hour ago, samhexum said:

65 is not elderly, damn it!

[SirBillybob]

Well 75 is late elderly so she’s lucky not to have been the late elderly, prematurely, a decade too soon. 

Which the late elderly is ironic considering my late fancy-hat grandmother, 75 to my 13, was always ready hours ahead of us. 

Edited June 20, 2023 by SirBillybob

[samhexum]

21 minutes ago, Unicorn said:

 

16 minutes ago, nycman said:

Hey, I'm only 60.

[Guest]

Defining ‘elderly’ in clinical practice guidelines for pharmacotherapy - PMC

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To identify how ‘elderly’ patients are defined and considered within Australian clinical guidelines for the use of pharmacotherapy.Guidelines pertaining to the use of...

"...Ageing, an inevitable process, is commonly measured by chronological age and, as a convention, a person aged 65 years or more is often referred to as ‘elderly’...."

[jeezifonly]

Last summer after a fall down the stairs, EMT’s filled out their report, referring to this guy, then 66, as “male, over 40”

Almost made the 3-night stay in the hospital worth it. 

[+ Italiano]

65 elderly?

Am I going to be an elderly man in 2 years?....😱

[Luv2play]

11 hours ago, SirBillybob said:

Well 75 is late elderly so she’s lucky not to have been the late elderly, prematurely, a decade too soon. 

Which the late elderly is ironic considering my late fancy-hat grandmother, 75 to my 13, was always ready hours ahead of us. 

I resemble that remark! 75, late elderly. Yikes! 

[SirBillybob]

12 hours ago, jeezifonly said:

Last summer after a fall down the stairs, EMT’s filled out their report, referring to this guy, then 66, as “male, over 40”

Almost made the 3-night stay in the hospital worth it. 

That’s a lot of stairs. 4 flights? Hope you’re OK now.

Edited June 20, 2023 by SirBillybob

[+ Pensant]

I subscribe to the notion that age is a social construct !

[samhexum]

5 minutes ago, Pensant said:

I subscribe to the notion that age is a social construct !

I subscribe to Reader's Digest.

(Not really, but I needed a punchline.)

[+ Pensant]

2 minutes ago, samhexum said:

I subscribe to Reader's Digest.

Is that still around? My grandmother was a subscriber.

[SirBillybob]

21 minutes ago, Pensant said:

I subscribe to the notion that age is a social construct !

How urnestly? I had to ash.

Edited June 20, 2023 by SirBillybob

[samhexum]

5 minutes ago, Pensant said:

Is that still around? My grandmother was a subscriber.

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[SirBillybob]

How we fail our truckers? Speak for yourself, Reader’s Digest.

[samhexum]

5 minutes ago, SirBillybob said:

How we fail our truckers? Speak for yourself, Reader’s Digest.

Maybe they were.

[SouthOfTheBorder]

1 hour ago, Pensant said:

I subscribe to the notion that age is a social construct !

intellectually correct - unfortunately, the body & its functions are different matters entirely. my urologist isn’t buying the social construct 

there are some very interesting studies about the disconnect between one’s own chronological age & self-perceived age.  Lots of thinking we are much younger than we actually are. Not that it’s a bad thing as it might actually keep us more active and healthier longer as long as it doesn’t lead to excessive risk-taking.
 
the disconnect is probably due to the elderly becoming invisible in our culture and the reluctance to talk about it and/or acknowledge it.  Of course, we all think we are the ones who won’t become invisible- until it’s happened.  
And of course, what follows elderly is an absolute taboo for most Americans.  We do not like the D word. 
 

 

Edited June 20, 2023 by SouthOfTheBorder

[Luv2play]

I like to think there are three stages to being elderly. The Golden Age, the Elder Statesman (or woman), and the decrepit elderly.

I'm in the second phase. Not eagerly awaiting the third but then what's the alternative?

[+ Charlie]

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[+ BenjaminNicholas]

Have you read some of the things posted on this board?

It feels like guys in their 50s are elderly.

[jeezifonly]

5 hours ago, SirBillybob said:

That’s a lot of stairs. 4 flights? Hope you’re OK now.

2/3 of a flight. Broke some bones, all recovered now, thx!😘

[SouthOfTheBorder]

26 minutes ago, BenjaminNicholas said:

It feels like guys in their 50s are elderly.

hard to say - your assumption is the profiles here are reporting age accurately, which is highly unlikely 

[dbar123]

When it comes to job hunting, 65 is the new 90. That’s how all the 30-something managers view you. Glad to be retired. By all means call me elderly. In Portland they use the term “honored citizen” for the transit card

[Rockey]

65? Hell, I consider 60 being elderly or old aged.