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Nah,nah,ne nah,nah!

I'm still allowed out!

AnninGlos, I will take as much care as I can of him.

The up side of this forced isolation is I will be able hopefully to sort out lots of things that I have been putting off. Like sorting out all my photos that I have been meaning to do for the last 10 years lol.

Take care and look after yourselves. x

Yes you need to look after him, make sure visitors don't bring the virus into the house it is very infectious. I am 79 and my OH is 81 I have never felt old until all this talk about 'The Elderly'. I have made a list of jobs that need doing so OH won't be too bored, he is going to miss his sport on TV. As long as the weather is OK he will enjoy doing the garden as he spends a lot of time doing that anyway. I will be reading, making cards, gardening, maybe get back to my scrapbooking, taking photos around the garden, keeping in touch with people on line and by post (Have stamps somebody will post for me). It will be hard, it will be unnatural but I am sure we will cope. Could be there will be a few divorces post all this though. :-D

Thank you Barbra.

He copes really well most of the time and will be 80 in May.

We were going to have a smallish afternoon tea at home with all our relatives to celebrate but now dont think that will happen sadly.

We will have to wait and see.

Ann sorry to here about your OH Take Care :-)

I always thought 50 was old but you get past that now to me over 80.90 is elderly but we are living longer so we are indestructible more energy than some young uns & wait for it very knowledgable :-D :-D

My husband has COPD, diabetus and parkinsons disease as well as heart problems so it is a worry for us.

I know we will cope.

I am mid seventies and until now havnt considered my self old.lol.
:-)

A friend who lives in London said her new neighbours have put a note through the door, to let her and her partner know they can rely on them for shopping.
This brought a lump to my friends throat but made her realise that people think of her as 'elderly'!

My friend is well into her 70's, but is a self-employed gardener, where she focuses on those who she calls the 'elderly' - to ensure their gardens look nice, they're not too lonely, and as a 'sideline' gets their shopping.

Just proves you're as old as you feel! :-D :-D

She's in a much better physical state than her 'toy boy' partner - 10 years younger, who, until last year, was a scaffolder, but had to give up work due to aneurysms in his legs.

One of my brothers (71 this year) has spent the past 5 years converting/totally renovating - starting with putting a roof on - an old 'smithy' into a habitable studio/flat. He's a potter, so the work is done between commissions and exhibitions. He's not finished yet - he has his kiln and wheel in there, a fireplace, an office, and half the mezanine floor built - but he likes perfection, and is using recycled materials.

"Don't tell them your age, Pike!" :-D

Interesting to read other Threads were people are stocked up in freezers basements .We are both over 70 my husband has Emphysema he smoked when he was younger so will have to look after him I have got supplies for two weeks cupboard dry goods freezer fish .meat ..normal shopping .to be honest we have local shops that deliver just hope as with every one else common sense is used ? will do a bit of gardening computer .reading .try & be normal but my worry is my little dogs hope people don't buy stupid amounts of pet food .will have to plod on keep positive that's me not clever but at our age that's all we can do Take Care All

So the papers are saying that over 70's are going to be made to stay at home.

Better safe than sorry I suppose.

Not too sure how we will be able to cope but I suppose we will have to.

How will the rest of you 70+ cope.