Seniors who are 65 and over and not 50+

I am writing the following in the hope what I have written is not to be construed as a witch hunt for those 50 + Canadians as they are very fine people who happen to believe their age benefits them to be called seniors. Why they do this is beyond me. You are forsaking 15 years of a robust living in a late middle age society. Why would you want to rush into those supposedly "Golden Years" which if you talk to any senior over 65 will tell you differently. It galls me when you are told there is a special price for 50 + seniors and try to explain a senior is not 50+ but 65 and over. What better deal do you have for me as I am considerably older ( 79 ) That is like a friend of mine who was 37 and had a very heavy beard and here I was a clean shaven pup being asked if he was 21 and I looked no older then 19, I was actually 21 and not asked my age.Restaurateurs and retailers still have deals for seniors that stimulates 50+ but never any thing for 65+.

Now lets get to our deserving 65 and over seniors with a little bit of their back ground such as education, health, and what we call lack of respect and understanding particularly from our federal government who discriminate us when it comes to our asking for a fair shake in raising the Canada Pension Plan, the Old Age Security, and the Old Age Supplement.

Senior means a person 65 and over who can present ID showing 65 and over

Senior means a person who is receiving the Canada Pension Plan and The Old Age Security defined by the federal government as being 65 and over.

57% of Canadians over 65 are women

20% of the current Canadians over 65 have a post graduate diploma with a degree

60% of seniors 65 and over did not complete high school

37 % have less than grade 9

46 % of seniors have a disability yet continue to enjoy life

75% of seniors 65 to 70 rate their health as good or exceptional as do 66% of

75 and over

Seniors have also one request and that is PLEASE!!!! avoid language such as the aged, the elderly. oldsters, senile, and feeble and instead use seniors, older persons, or older adults.

Don't patronize us, condescend, or use childish expressions when talking with us or about seniors.

There is one very important thing to remember about a senior and that being we have a change in visual and acuity hearing which can affect an older person's capacity to absorb information. Hearing clearly is not attainable if a sound is above or below a certain pitch or if there is a background noise such as a public address system, telephones,TV, and radio.

Unfortunately aging brings emotional changes, loneliness,isolation or worry, anxiety about becoming dependent on others, and fears about safety. I know this to be a fact.

Do not forget this one very important thing we are survivors. Don't forget that.