tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890312.post83212543544130002..comments2024-03-19T23:09:02.136-04:00Comments on Collecting My Thoughts: I'm no longer elderly, I'm an older adultNormahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11502895616873273470noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890312.post-39078834666145337002021-09-05T00:40:47.282-04:002021-09-05T00:40:47.282-04:00The persons with X had a genesis back when I was a...The persons with X had a genesis back when I was an RN full time a decade and a half ago. Someone got annoyed at being called diabetic and wanted to be a person with diabetes. At least that is the first I've heard that strained roundabout way of making perfectly fine words into pejoratives. Matthewhttp://oneil.cxnoreply@blogger.com