Excellent article on ageism and the effects of peceptions of age in this week's New Scientist (18th May)

Anyone remember Gudrun Ure? She died earlier this month aged 98. I think that she was relatively healthy because no mention of any illness. She had a very distinctive voice which I remember from the radio when I was young.

Another tip - an old man said his tip to staying OK was to get dressed sitting down. He was talking about putting on trousers etc. Sitting down stops you falling over which can cause real damage. An old friend of mine died back in January. She tripped up a step into her house, landed on one side and smashed her knee and shoulder. Complications set in and she sadly died earlier this year.

So - please be careful. One feels young in one's head but remember that one's body is often not quite so youthful.

It's people's patronising attitude that irritates me. The Great British Sewing Bee is back, starting on Tuesday BBC1 at 9pm. There was an Instagram intro to the competitors and people commented. I think Instagram is used more by younger people. One competitor is a man, Don, in his 70s. The comments were of the 'Aw!' and 'He's so sweet!' and 'Bless!' type. There was nothing like that on the other, younger competitors' profiles, just good luck wishes. The FB comments aren't as bad, thank goodness.

So very true Dinahmo, slopping in slippers is another danger!

'Growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional.' Not sure who said it. According to google it could be Chili Davis or Carroll Bryant. I'm getting old but I have no intention of growing up.

I shall be 94 in August, God willing.
I consider old age a privilege not granted to everyone. I do as I please; I eat what I please; I sell and buy on line;I get up at coffee time, though I feed the cat any time between 6 a.m and 7 a.m; I take each day as it comes. People who worry, die ; people who don't worry, die. Why worry!

I was very negative as a young person but was suffering with health problems and a miserable home life. Now I am a far more positive person and am determined to find ways to exercise, do as many nice things as I can and live life to the full.

I think there’s a lot of ageism on TV. It’s possibly one of the only remaining ‘isms’ that appears to be acceptable Ageist stereotypes abound e.g.
*old people aren’t ‘tech savvy’
*old people voted for Brexit
*old people have grey hair
*old people have bad eyesight & hearing
I could go on …
If the media applied stereotypes to other sectors of society they’d be in big trouble (quite rightly) so they should stop doing it with regard to age.