Will I Live to see 80?
I recently picked a new primary care doctor. After two visits and exhaustive lab tests, he said I was doing 'fairly well' for my age. (I just turned 47.)
A little concerned about his comment, I couldn't resist asking, 'Do you think I'll live to be 80?'
He asked, 'Do you smoke, drink beer or wine, indulge in chocolate or coffee?'
'Oh no,' I replied. 'I don't do drugs, either!'
Then he asked, 'Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?
'I said, 'Not much.... my former doctor said that all that red meat is very unhealthy!'
'Do you spend a lot of time in the sun playing golf, sailing, hiking, or bicycling?'
'No, I don't,' I said.
He asked, 'Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have a lot of sex?'
'No,' I said.
He looked at me smiled and said... 'Then, why do you even give a shit?
I recently picked a new primary care doctor. After two visits and exhaustive lab tests, he said I was doing 'fairly well' for my age. (I just turned 47.)
A little concerned about his comment, I couldn't resist asking, 'Do you think I'll live to be 80?'
He asked, 'Do you smoke, drink beer or wine, indulge in chocolate or coffee?'
'Oh no,' I replied. 'I don't do drugs, either!'
Then he asked, 'Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?
'I said, 'Not much.... my former doctor said that all that red meat is very unhealthy!'
'Do you spend a lot of time in the sun playing golf, sailing, hiking, or bicycling?'
'No, I don't,' I said.
He asked, 'Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have a lot of sex?'
'No,' I said.
He looked at me smiled and said... 'Then, why do you even give a shit?
