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marybourg

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7. I've never taken one yet, so I doubt I'd

Sat Jan 21, 2023, 09:44 PM

Jan 2023

start now. I’ve never had the flu, either, even in the 1957 pandemic when I was in crowded situations every day. I did take the Covid shots and 1 booster.

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leading US doctor says he won't partake of medical services (for himself) after age 75 [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2023 OP

I do understand, Dr. Emanuel. You lose control of your own body bucolic_frolic Jan 2023 #1

I understand as well PatSeg Jan 2023 #74

I so get it PatSeg Tickle Jan 2023 #83

Yes, I feel the same way PatSeg Jan 2023 #92

The point of cancer screening is to catch cancer early enough that chemo isn't needed. Ms. Toad Jan 2023 #96

You speak for me malaise Jan 2023 #90

Yeah, I've done the "alive" part for a long time PatSeg Jan 2023 #94

and enjoyed it to the max malaise Jan 2023 #98

Icing on the cake! PatSeg Jan 2023 #100

Well, good for him. I personally plan woodsprite Jan 2023 #2

Personal decision isn't dictating what others are required to believe or do. msfiddlestix Jan 2023 #86

Yup. I've already implemented this for myself. I'm 80. marybourg Jan 2023 #3

but you would take a flu shot? BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2023 #5

I've never taken one yet, so I doubt I'd marybourg Jan 2023 #7

You're like my great aunt that way. She never got sick. hunter Jan 2023 #48

Interesting. elleng Jan 2023 #4

Oh, Best of Luck To You RobinA Jan 2023 #8

Thanks elleng Jan 2023 #9

Vibes to you. applegrove Jan 2023 #10

Best hopes dear elleng irisblue Jan 2023 #22

Good luck! Nt XanaDUer2 Jan 2023 #69

I'm going to have to think about this for a while as I turned 75 last August. Didn't a Governor of.. MMBeilis Jan 2023 #6

Welcome to our DU family. niyad Jan 2023 #15

Thank you. It's nice to be here. MMBeilis Jan 2023 #52

Richard Lamm made that remark back in the 80's. He did indeed catch flak for it. niyad Jan 2023 #18

Yep, that's the name that I remember. Looked him up on Wiki and found this: MMBeilis Jan 2023 #55

I'd never heard that PatSeg Jan 2023 #76

Lest we forget, Dan Patrick (Lt. Governor, TX) . . . peggysue2 Jan 2023 #107

The Lieutenant Governor of Texas also suggested thucythucy Jan 2023 #25

It is an individual decision PatSeg Jan 2023 #75

MDs are just like everyone else. Some are smart and logical. Some are nuts. paleotn Jan 2023 #11

Actually it was Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel PatSeg Jan 2023 #78

You might want to actually read the article, Ms. Toad Jan 2023 #97

I am currently 75. MOMFUDSKI Jan 2023 #12

Herniated discs are debilitating dweller Jan 2023 #21

Thanks. MOMFUDSKI Jan 2023 #39

I'm younger than you dweller Jan 2023 #45

Best wishes! MLAA Jan 2023 #23

good luck with your surgery. I experienced sciatica for a few months.. it was miserable! BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2023 #27

Suffered that in my late 40's.... Happy Hoosier Jan 2023 #67

There are rational, quality of life reasons to forego some screenings or high-maintenance RockRaven Jan 2023 #13

Smart guy. End of life costs are massive, with trying to fix the... TreasonousBastard Jan 2023 #14

no flu shots, no antibiotics? no...he is a nut case BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2023 #28

You might want to watch the video at the link you posted. Ms. Toad Jan 2023 #101

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I sort of understand his thinking, but IMO 75 seems an arbitrary and too-young age. Sky Jewels Jan 2023 #17

I feel that if the treatment MOMFUDSKI Jan 2023 #41

Yes, I agree. Sky Jewels Jan 2023 #46

Yes, it is a very individual decision PatSeg Jan 2023 #79

Watch the video at the link. Ms. Toad Jan 2023 #102

I read this several years ago and it is one of my favorite articles .... phoenix75 Jan 2023 #19

I really love that quote BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2023 #29

We are all facing our mortality. MOMFUDSKI Jan 2023 #42

I completely sympathize with this philosophy in general, but Sky Jewels Jan 2023 #47

I'd rather take the logical path GenThePerservering Jan 2023 #20

Well, I will be 72 in April. This past October I treated myself to... 3catwoman3 Jan 2023 #24

good for you. Me too! quality of life matters!! BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2023 #31

Great idea... JanLip Jan 2023 #36

Good for you! MOMFUDSKI Jan 2023 #44

I'm 75, a Stage IV cancer survivor, and have the same list as Dr. Emanuel. sinkingfeeling Jan 2023 #26

No flu shot? No medicines? Demovictory9 Jan 2023 #38

Never had a flu nor pneumonia vaccine. Allergic sinkingfeeling Jan 2023 #49

wow...got it. glad you are open to minor surgery BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2023 #51

So if he gets into a car wreck thucythucy Jan 2023 #30

agree...let's check in on Dr. Smartie in 10 years. BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2023 #32

Reminds me of Jack Kervorkian. thucythucy Jan 2023 #34

He'll be exactly 75 then ... I wonder if he'll feel the same way about the issue at that point. Sky Jewels Jan 2023 #50

Umm . . . the interview you linked to is 9 years after he wrote the article. Ms. Toad Jan 2023 #104

Did you watch the clip at the link? Ms. Toad Jan 2023 #103

He first said this in 2014 in the Atlantic article, "Why I hope to die at 75". yorkster Jan 2023 #33

I doubt he will or did do that Meowmee Jan 2023 #35

My dad had a health scare in his 80s while living in nursing home. Doc was asking him gow much Demovictory9 Jan 2023 #40

Yes it is happening Meowmee Jan 2023 #54

I'm with Elton tavernier Jan 2023 #37

exactly...even if I lost mobility, there is the internet. He's a fancy doctor BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2023 #59

Buzz Aldrin got married Friday at age 93 BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2023 #60

Each individual Rebl2 Jan 2023 #43

My father died 3 months ago at age 74 from Covid. My grandmother died at 95 just before the pandemic liberal_mama Jan 2023 #53

I'm only in my sixties but there's quite a few medical diagnoses I might respond to with... hunter Jan 2023 #56

Hippocrates having cured many sicknesses, fell sick himself and died. WheelWalker Jan 2023 #57

I'll take vaccines, & probably continue most noninvasive screening Ilsa Jan 2023 #58

I don't do routine breast or colon cancer mnhtnbb Jan 2023 #61

+1 llmart Jan 2023 #64

Getting to be of that mind myself. AngryOldDem Jan 2023 #68

Yes, it isn't just about prolonging life, PatSeg Jan 2023 #81

My father turned 75 in June sir pball Jan 2023 #62

Have to support his position HAB911 Jan 2023 #63

That's just plain silly.... NT Patton French Jan 2023 #65

75? Nuts.... Happy Hoosier Jan 2023 #66

They can keep your heart beating years beyond anything you'd want to tolerate. lindysalsagal Jan 2023 #70

Innoculating us for Medicare cuts, perhaps? Kid Berwyn Jan 2023 #71

Like they say in the theater, DFW Jan 2023 #72

Often, however, the treatment IS worse PatSeg Jan 2023 #80

I 100% easttexaslefty Jan 2023 #73

I am 79 and in good health. friend of a friend Jan 2023 #77

I would change a few details, but I get the perspective Zeitghost Jan 2023 #82

I agree to a point. I'm about to be 74 and I would definitely think long and hard before Vinca Jan 2023 #84

I consider this doctors position to be quite reasonable. not crazy at all. msfiddlestix Jan 2023 #85

You might want to watch the interview at your link. Ms. Toad Jan 2023 #87

Agree, he made a lot of sense grantcart Jan 2023 #93

Saw him interviewed on Smerconish LAS14 Jan 2023 #88

I agree with him re more than half of his list malaise Jan 2023 #89

So many variables here--mileage may vary tremendously Maeve Jan 2023 #91

His views don't comport with Jewish values. Mosby Jan 2023 #95

Jewish people have a wide range of values. Elessar Zappa Jan 2023 #105

The Emanuels are modern orthodox. Mosby Jan 2023 #106

One can always take a reasonable idea to illogical extremes. That seems to be the case here XorXor Jan 2023 #99