http://heartdisease.about.com/cs/bypasssurgery/a/pumphead.htm
I come from generations of folks who have lived to their mid 90s without medical intervention. People who go rushing to their doctor must be wimps.
ROFL Well, at least you have a sense of humor.
I was unconscious and did not get to vote on whether or not I should "rush to the doctor" like a wimp. My wife chose that course. She took me to the hospital. :-)
BTW, if there are genes in your family that live into their 90s then that explains that.
Last week I attended the "birthday celebration" for a 94-year old lady. She is still lucid but does have a difficult time in walking although she still walks with a "walker." Her parents and siblings have all lived longer than she has to this point.
I'll share with you what she whispered to me: "In the morning when I first wake up I feel a whole body of nothing but pain and ask, 'How much longer?' But then when I finally get up and take a couple of Advil and move about.....the pain then subsides and I say, 'Well, this isn't so bad.'"
Kinda sad.