Dear Folks, This evening my neighbor Dawn faithfully came over to take my recycle bin and my garbage out to the curb for tomorrow's pickup. As usual she stayed and talked my ear off about her family problems. I never mind when she does that because I know that she needs to download on someone who might be able to understand her problems and help her sort things out in her mind. Tonight she told me about talking with a close friend or relative and telling her that she had been talking to an elderly lady lately about her problems and that she was helping her. Of course she meant me. At first mention that I was an elderly lady, I took humorous offense and told Dawn that she could have just described me as an old broad instead! But when you think about it, how could she have described me any other way. I'm 73 years old. Describing me as a "Senior Citizen" wouldn't have even come close. Nowadays, anyone over the age of 55 is eligible to join AARP. So what am I? To me, being elderly is somewhere in the vicinity of being over 80. However, I have an idea that when I'm in my 80s, I'll still object to being described as elderly. OK, yes I'm of the elder generation of my family but who knows but what it will take me into my 90s to admit I'm elderly. After all my dear Aunt Edna who is 95 will freely admit to being elderly. I guess if she can so can I. It's just that I don't want to. vee

I agree with you, Vee. In my mine I am still the young man, able to do all the things I have done in the past but when I try to do some of those things, my body tells me I am not what I think I am. And that hurts. The fact that I had my right knee replaced just about 6 months ago only adds to my problems. That leg will not bend as it once did and it still remains swollen from the foot up past the knee. Now I wish I had never had it replaced as I have more pain then before. At least before the replacement I could ride my mower and tractor, I could also clime into my hay loft and toss out bales of hay, not now. Just another sign that I to am elderly. Charles ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vee L. Housman" <housman@adelphia.net> To: <NYNIAGAR-FOLKS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 12:12 AM Subject: [FOLKS] An elderly lady