Day: September 3, 2005
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Will I live to be eighty?
I recently picked a new primary care physician. 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 80?”He asked, “Well, do you smoke tobacco or drink beer/wine?”“Oh no,” I replied. …