Will I live to be 80?

**munster** · 1st April 2010, 06:40

Here's something to think about.

I recently picked a new primary care doctor. After two visits and exhaustive Lab tests, he said I was doing 'fairly well' for my age. (I just turned 49.)

A little concerned about that comment, I couldn't resist asking him, 'Do you think I'll live to be 80?'

He asked, 'Do you smoke tobacco, or drink beer or wine?'

'Oh no,' I replied... 'I'm not doing drugs, either!'

Then he asked, 'Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?

'I said, 'Not much... My former doctor said that all red meat is very unhealthy!'

'Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like hunting, fishing or sports?'

'No, I don't,' I said.

He asked, 'Do you gamble, ride motorbikes or have a lot of sex?'

'No,' I said.

He looked at me and said,... 'Then, why do you even give a shit?