I recently turned 65 and had to choose a new
primary care physician
For my Medicare program. 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 will
live to be 80?"
He asked: Do you smoke tobacco or drink alcoholic
beverages?"
"Oh no," I replied. "I don't do drugs, either."
"Do you have many friends and entertain
frequently?"
"I said, "No, I usually stay home and keep to
myself".
"Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?"
I said, "No, my other doctor said that all red meat
is unhealthy!"
"Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing
golf, sailing,
Hiking, or bicycling?"
"No, I don't," I said.
"Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have a lot of
sex?"
"No," I said. "I don't do any of those things."
He looked at me and said, "Then why do you give a
damn?
