Old-Age Medical Monitoring

I've had the privilege to receive good, (no---in my opinion, excellent) medical attention in my waning years.

Last Friday, I spent the entire day at the hospital, where from 9-5, I was hooked up to a blood-pressure machine and given superb monitoring care.  I understand that this practice of close medical attention is to continue.  It started a year ago; and every 3 months or so, I'm closely monitored; and any minor things needed are done on my body's behalf.  I tell you, it's great method of care!  And, a good means, too, to remind myself to behave when no doctor is around--no added salt, no sugar, and a life-long (what's left of it) of a low-fat diet.

I also believe that I've helped the medical team assigned to me for the session to evaluate my bodily condition.  It's just wrong, in my opinion, to leave it up to a doctor, who sees us old people once in a while, to know what's really going on inside our skins.

Also, I advocate the principle that if me, as a senior patient, can get along with some minor discomfort or some limited us of a limb or bodily functioning organ, then don't get it fixed or altered! I was talking to someone on Sunday at church who has Parkinson's disease.  Well, if he could live and function pretty well without invading the body for correction, then I believe he should leave well enough--which is not a state of perfection--alone.  Don't do anything to change an obvious deteriorate bodily state and level of functioning.  Getting older means just living in a deteriorated bodily overall state.