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- My Location
- Blackburn, Lancashire
I have recently visited my GP a number of times having had a significant birthday a few months ago, which triggered a barage of primary care checkups. After two visits and exhaustive lab tests, she said I was doing fairly well for my age. (I am past sixty).
Being a little concerned about that comment, I couldn't resist asking her, 'Do you think I'll live to be 80?'
She asked, 'Do you smoke tobacco, or drink beer, wine or hard liquor?'
'Oh no,' I replied. 'I'm not and I am doing drugs, either!'
Then she asked, 'Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?'
'I said, 'Not much... my former doctor advised me many years ago that all red meat is very unhealthy in large quantities!'
'Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf, boating, sailing, hiking, or bicycling?'
'No, I don't,' I said.
She asked, 'Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have a lot of s_x?'
'No,' I said...
She looked at me and said,
Being a little concerned about that comment, I couldn't resist asking her, 'Do you think I'll live to be 80?'
She asked, 'Do you smoke tobacco, or drink beer, wine or hard liquor?'
'Oh no,' I replied. 'I'm not and I am doing drugs, either!'
Then she asked, 'Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?'
'I said, 'Not much... my former doctor advised me many years ago that all red meat is very unhealthy in large quantities!'
'Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf, boating, sailing, hiking, or bicycling?'
'No, I don't,' I said.
She asked, 'Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have a lot of s_x?'
'No,' I said...
She looked at me and said,
Then, why do you even care if you are going to live until you are 80?