Medical care for the oldsters in mind. Take heed, if you get old, watch out for physicians 40+ years younger than you. And get out the freakin' magnifying glass when you read the list of possible complications!

Some Common Sense

You might think an 83 year old
Would have some common sense,
In terms of trusting eager doctors
Who don't live in present tense,
You know the guys I talk about
The ones that paint by number,
They way they think of surgery
You might as well be lumber.

Masters of misinformation
Making risks appear minor instead,
Failing to mention their magnitude
You can't argue, if you become dead,
Should illness of chronic capacity
Be found in an organ or two,
Your chances of short term survival
May not be an option for you.

So take heed of eager doctors
Who seem so damned assured,
The more illness you present with
The less likely you'll be cured.

Fibril_late; 11/92