There’s a Lesson in That Somewhere

The healthiest 80+ year olds that I see are barely on any prescriptions and very distrustful of the medical system.

There’s a lesson in that somewhere

— Suneel Dhand MD (@DrSuneelDhand) July 28, 2025

My mother is 91, very healthy and very skeptical and well read. She has even gotten a prescription on occasion, will take it home, research it then throw it out. Vitamins, healthy home cooking and natural remedies.

— X Jane (@LibertyJane101) July 29, 2025

At the first post-mortem exam my medical school classmates and I observed, of a woman who died in her 90s and who was found to have had undiagnosed breast cancer and coronary artery disease, someone asked the pathologist how she could have lived so long. He said, "Probably…

— Fla Mom (@Fla_Mom) July 28, 2025

… because she didn't go to the doctor."