My doctor called me 'An elderly Lady.'

Thank you TrendyNannie6. ?

I think we are elderly when we describe our Doctors as looking as if they are just out of school

When I was in hospital recently, I noticed an extra pill with my medication. I asked the nurse what it was, as I'm pretty savvy about my meds.
Oh we give that to all our elderly patients, said he. I'm 65 but 15 in my head. One look at my face and he beat a hasty retreat.

I thing it's the connotation of elderly, which annoyed me. For me: vulnerable and frail.

Good post urmstongran totally agree with you

Gosh I'm happy for people to know my age (in my 70's) and usually describe myself as totally decrepit. I then climb aboard my beautiful dressage horse and let her do the talking/dancing. I am old, elderly, not as fit as I used to be, a bit creaky etc but I am still here doing what I love. Sadly so many of my friends are not. My MIL died just over a year ago aged 101, she was very old but still made a huge contribution to our lives.

the word "elderly" makes me think of that hunched up old couple on the road signs
Like this one Pernilla?
Pamela I agree with your mother!

Ah ha MOnica. Several points for the word "unctuous". I love it. I can almost see the wringing hands of Uriah Heep

I didn't think of my mother as 'elderly' until she was in her 90s. Older, yes and now I am older but elderly at 7... now what was it, oh yes 71, absolutely not. The forgetting of my age is not a new thing either. I just don't dwell on it. I spent two years being 36

I think the day I realised that I was considered 'old', was one time in hospital, I was fitted with a wrist band that proclaimed to all and sundry At risk of falls !

Why are people so touchy about being regarded as elderly?

Because it means you are old, and in the ‘winter of your life’.

I must admit to being upset when the bus driver said 'where is your pass'. How very dare he, I've still got two years to wait for my pension at 66!

I’m 67 and perfectly happy to be called elderly.
That’s because I’m gorgeous ?
As my 92yr old mum says “if you’ve got it you’ve always got it” ???

I knew I was in the elderly bracket when travelling on buses I always get offered a seat!

I just take life expectancy, now about 90 and divide it by 3.
0 - 30 young, 31-60 middle aged, over 60 old.

It is the weight of the expectations - or, really, non-expectations dumped on one once one is old that I find irritating.

I caught an advert for frozen meals today. The voice over was done by an older woman, given a 'talking to idiots to reassure them' voice, unctuous, soft and each sentence worked its way down the scale, The sort of voice they used to use to sell funerals. I didn't wait to work out whose advert it was.

The meals looked really dull, meat and 2 veg and spag bol. steamed puddings.Why is it assumed we only want 'safe' familiar food. I have tried out three new recipes this week using variously, aubergines, chorizo, kale and butternut squash.

As I've mentioned before on GN, I like the USA term of: "Senior Citizen".

Blossoming ?

I’m loving growing old. I nearly didn’t ?

Spot on janeainsworth.
Why can’t we be proud of being elderly? As FannyC says, some of our departed friends or relatives would have loved to reach old age.

Also similar to previous post, we may dye our hair but internal organs may be knackered. That’s the medical term. .

As I was leaving my doctor's surgery I said I suppose a few problems were bound to happen as you get older. His reply "you have lived to a ripe old age". I am only mid 70's. Too young to be old.

I was 76 yesterday and I am not elderly, not at all Maybe I am in medical terms but I don’t like the term elderly I might be getting on a bit but never elderly that’ll be ten years on
My friend if 84 and was most upset to read in a report after a house visit that ‘patient was casually dressed’ she thought that was an insult and was indignant saying to me but I always dress nicely

My mother in hospital in 1908 saw her medical notes that referred to her as "pretty and pert".

I remarked on this on an earlier thread: 'elderly' is ten years older than me, at any given age. I'm sticking with that.

I do not see elderly as a derogatory term just a statement of fact.

Those that do probably associate the word with frail, it just means of advanced age, medically speaking over 65.

My daughter, who attends lots of Council meetings about the “elderly”, says that over 87 is now classed as elderly.

Bus driver remonstrating with two kids over behaviour suggested they might have hurt the old woman. I looked round expecting to see someone behind only to realise it was me he was referring to. Have often laughed about this over the years. To see ourselves as others see us, indeed!