Will I live to see 85?
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.
A little concerned about that comment, I couldn't resist asking
him, 'Do you think I'll live to be 85?'
He asked, 'Do you smoke tobacco, or drink beer or wine?'
'Oh no,' I replied. 'I'm not doing drugs, either!'
Then he asked, 'Do you eat rib-eye steaks, barbecued ribs or
sausage?'
I said, 'No, my former doctor said that all red meat is very
unhealthy!'
'Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf,
boating, hiking, or bicycling?'
'No, I don't,' I said.
He asked, 'Do you gamble, drive fast cars, ride a Harley, or have
a lot of sex?'
'No,' I said.
He looked at me 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.
A little concerned about that comment, I couldn't resist asking
him, 'Do you think I'll live to be 85?'
He asked, 'Do you smoke tobacco, or drink beer or wine?'
'Oh no,' I replied. 'I'm not doing drugs, either!'
Then he asked, 'Do you eat rib-eye steaks, barbecued ribs or
sausage?'
I said, 'No, my former doctor said that all red meat is very
unhealthy!'
'Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf,
boating, hiking, or bicycling?'
'No, I don't,' I said.
He asked, 'Do you gamble, drive fast cars, ride a Harley, or have
a lot of sex?'
'No,' I said.
He looked at me and said,
'Then, why do you even give a shit?'
