Finding a doctor today with tomorrow in mind
Photo credit: iStock | "Let's face it. A physician will care more about saving someone whom they recall as having been vibrant, charming and young."
My theory about dentists and doctors is that they ought to be young enough that they will likely outlast me.
When an otolaryngologist (a head and neck doctor) I visited recently entered the consulting room, I said with relief, "Oh, good, you're so young you're sure to live longer than I will."
Never having met me before and not knowing my sense of humor, he seemed a bit taken aback.
But...
