Is 75 young or old?

Sometimes the cancer may be slow to develop and less trouble than the treatment.

It depends on how do you define this age for yourself and whether you have good health and enough energy, I suppose

When you're 81 it seems old(ish) but not too old to accept treatment if its likely to be successful. I wouldn't go for it, personally, if it was going to be painful and couldn't guarantee a decent span of pain free future.
But that's just me.

It’s not about the number, it’s what life has dealt you in terms of love, health and happiness. After that, what you do about it is up to you. I swim with a lady who is 75. You’d never know it. There’s 50 year old’s who look and seem older than her.

* DH just told me to get a grip and do it myself?*. One of the great benefits of not having an H ....the absence of such remarks.

To my mind it is all about quality of life. When life is no longer a pleasure I will be happy to go.

Illte

Love my fitbit. The best thing is it buzzes if you've got engrossed in something and have sat for too long.

Stops you spending hours on Gransnet. ?

That’s what I need!!

Blimey I’m 74 and have so much more living to do!! I won’t have done it all by 75.

I love life and all it offers and am not prepared to give up.

Love my fitbit. The best thing is it buzzes if you've got engrossed in something and have sat for too long.

Stops you spending hours on Gransnet. ?

75 is old. Whether treatment is wanted for cancer (or anything) is totally up to the individual. There should be no pressure from others to accept it. We all die from something in the end!

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Lucca

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Anyone got a Fitbit? Apparently they “nudge” you if you have been still for a period.

That seems a good idea.

I’ve got a cheap version of one and annoying green man buzzes and gestures for me to get up ! I have been known to tell him to bugger off. However I’m on 10k steps minimum per day in any case.

I am thinking of getting one to nudge me through the winter

DH just told me to get a grip and do it myself?

Lucca

Whitewavemark2

Anyone got a Fitbit? Apparently they “nudge” you if you have been still for a period.

That seems a good idea.

I’ve got a cheap version of one and annoying green man buzzes and gestures for me to get up ! I have been known to tell him to bugger off. However I’m on 10k steps minimum per day in any case.

I am thinking of getting one to nudge me through the winter

Whitewavemark2

Anyone got a Fitbit? Apparently they “nudge” you if you have been still for a period.

That seems a good idea.

I’ve got a cheap version of one and annoying green man buzzes and gestures for me to get up ! I have been known to tell him to bugger off. However I’m on 10k steps minimum per day in any case.

Anyone got a Fitbit? Apparently they “nudge” you if you have been still for a period.

That seems a good idea.

I think the most important thing is to constantly exercise brain and body. But certainly keep active.

I’m reasonably active and try to exercise my brain.

Winter is a struggle though as I’m quite happy to hibernate.

I think ages have changed over the years I looked the other day at a photo of one of my grans and grandad they were less ‘modern’ than my other NaN and granddad but the photo must have been taken when they were about 60 or maybe before and they looked soooo old Granny was in a longish dress full size pinny on hair up in braids on her head grandad in a flat cap and pipe
I don’t dress mutton as lamb but I do keep up with the times with clothes hair etc still ride my cycle walk swim dig climb ladders etc etc some 65 s don’t do those things so I think it is all entirely dependant on your lifestyle and mindset

Wow V3ra ! I do admire people 'older than us' who try harder than younger ones. I used to think 70 was old now I got there I think 80 is old but it's a movable feast!

I don’t think 75 is particularly old, when I think of old I think 80 plus, but it depends on the health situation of the person

75 is old in that you’ve more years behind you than ahead of you but it doesn’t mean your mind needs to be 75yo. My mum is 92, still lives at home on her own without any help, cooking every day and so on. She keeps up with the world, loves to read, loves to learn new things and does all the crosswords in the weekend paper without using the internet.

Bodily she’s a bit creaky (new hip & knee) but her mind is as sharp as it ever was. She says she’s not ready to go anywhere else yet - she wants to see her thirteen great grandchildren grow up!

Haha, this is my favourite thing.....age is no more than a number. Some at 40 are ancient and others at 90 the best fun to be with.

I suppose if we're being logical, 75 is old.

Just depends on the individual. How fit you are, and even more importantly, your mindset.

Alas my family mostly pop their clogs before that, so I'd think 75 was a good innings.

I suppose it's all relative. 75 is very old to a person under 40, but to a person of 95, someone of 75 is young.

I'm 61, and I think 75 is young.

At 75 you don't have to be old in your outlook.

Unless you are pretty fortunate, you are probably going to notices some physical changes by the time you are 75.