At Ninety-Nine

United States
March 13, 2007 12:16am CST
When a grandmother was in her late eighties, she decided to move to Israel. As part of the preparations, she went to see her doctor and get all her charts. The doctor asked her how she was doing, so she gave him the litany of complaints - this hurts, that's stiff, I'm tired and slower, etc. He responded with, "Mrs. Siegel, you have to expect things to start deteriorating. After all, who wants to live to 100?" The grandmother looked him straight in the eye and replied, "Anyone who's 99."
2 responses
Sailor
@Sailor (1160)
• United States
14 Mar 07
With all of the meds now this comment is something that could actually be overlooked when talking to a patient.
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annettenasser
@annettenasser (2992)
• Kuwait
15 Apr 07
well she should wish to live up to 100 if she is 99.. honestly who would like to die when everything is just going to be fine.