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Lone Star's avatar

Yeah, Bass’s letter was stupid and self-serving.

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Rosemary B's avatar

thanks for typing in the links instead of pasting it to click on and take us there.

I do not think it is helpful for any of us if the powers that be can see where the disagreements, or actually, the truth is coming from. They just fight harder

I will get your book.

I am very fortunate to live in Northern Virginia and to have a wonderful medical practice for the past 30 years. They do not belong to a "group" and they are dedicated to truth.

Some doctors are just so full of it. I recall when my dad was about 92 and ended up in the hospital because of ... well, his meds needed elimination and adjustment. Since taking care of my father and mom since 2012, actually before but it was difficult for me to go to all of their doctor appointments, good grief all of the docs were friends and just send their patients to each other for another pill. Anyway, that said, when I moved them to Virginia from Annapolis Maryland.... I got both of them off of half of their meds. They were both 89 I think. Of course they were leery but I was really tired of all of the useless crap they were taking at age 89. So many doctors for another side effect from a different drug. So anyway, when dad got out of the hospital, I am guessing it was 2016, so he was 92 and the first thing his young heart doc suggested was, a new pill that would "keep him out of the hospital" I believe that was the exact same advertisement on the tv for the drug. I can not recall the name.

I do not like to overstep my dad, but I am his advocate, always, and I just said no.

Still, that young doc sounded precisely absolutely just like the advertisement on tv. What a bowl of shit. How dare you say that to a 92 year old man. How many 92 year olds do you know that are taking piles of new drugs. Well mine is not and he still goes to the gym every day. Yes, he uses a rollator now but only because he is clumsy now and then. And yes, his heart is working hard.

Every day is a blessing and a gift

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