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Ms. Toad

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104. Umm . . . the interview you linked to is 9 years after he wrote the article.

Sun Jan 22, 2023, 03:55 PM

Jan 2023

If that's close enough, you can check in by watching the interview at the link you posted.

Hint: Headlines don't always match the content of articles. Not only does he expect routine medical intervention for acute conditions to continue, he expected it at the time he wrote the article.

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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

Post removed Post removed Jan 2023 #16

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