How old is someone at 67?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My father, when he was 66, was super healthy and youthful looking. He came to clean, cook and look after my kids because I was hospitalized that year and took many months to recover. He would play pony with my daughter, and trot with her all the way to school. He drove my son to his activities, and whipped up all sorts of yummy meals for us all.

And now at 75 he has been diagnosed with a severe autoimmune disease which has made him incredibly frail and entirely unable to think of anything except his own immediate wellbeing. It's so sad.

I didn't mean to imply he should be thinking of us at this time. Just that the difference is night and day. We celebrated his birthday, but he didn't care at all. He was worried about his next hospital stay, the poor thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you considered "elderly?"

Of course. Elderly starts somewhere between 62-65. Sometimes 60.

67 is always considered elderly.

[Anonymous]

Doesn't matter. Even if there is snow on the roof, all I want is a fire in the furnace and we are good to go.

[Anonymous]

Six seeeveeennnn

[Anonymous]

I have a relative who is 85, mind is sharp. Only has two prescription. She uses a rollator when going out but gets around her house very well. She is still driving.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is not dying age in 2022. There had to be something going on — an aneurysm; severe heart disease; undetected high blood pressure.

Cancer. My dad died at 67. Pre cancer at 67 he was definitely not elderly. I'd say it depends on the person but 73 and up is getting to elderly. 80 definitely is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a relative who is 85, mind is sharp. Only has two prescription. She uses a rollator when going out but gets around her house very well. She is still driving.

Lord help us.

[Anonymous]

Younger people on this board are too quick to assume older folks who haven't taken care of themselves are dying. Instead, cancer takes many. Accidents too. Older folks in their 60's and 70's experience friends and peers dying and honestly, almost exclusively, it feels random.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Younger people on this board are too quick to assume older folks who haven't taken care of themselves are dying. Instead, cancer takes many. Accidents too. Older folks in their 60's and 70's experience friends and peers dying and honestly, almost exclusively, it feels random.

It's not random. It's not even people who didn't take care of themselves. It's just that your 60s and 70s are natural times for your body to start to fail. Because it's old AF.

[Anonymous]

the "who" is rather random

[Anonymous]

I would say yes.

[Anonymous]

My parents were camping and white water rafting in their late 70s, so 67 is not elderly to me. Elderly is when you are at home and not traveling much.

[Anonymous]

I’m 64 and healthy and in good shape. I walk close to 2 hours a day. Still, I feel old and look old and it sucks. It comes at you before you know it.

[Anonymous]

I know a bunch of people in the 66-72 age range and don't consider them elderly. They're very sharp and active. I just happen to know their ages but don't think about it.

To me, elderly implies frailty.

[Anonymous]

no