November 18th, 2006 at 5:59 pm
Dead Flies
Today at the Doc’s
Doc: Any giddiness? Headaches?
Me: No.
Doc: Good.. breathe in.. breathe out….
Me: Doc, a friend of mine dropped dead last month one week before his wedding.
Doc: Is it heart attack?
Me: I believe so.
Doc: Must be from all the anxiety before a wedding.
Me: But he was only 34.
Doc: Oh.. yeah.. now, the mortality rate is getting younger. In fact, compared to 10 years ago, heart attack would affect people above age 45 but now, the average age of getting a heart attack is 38.
Me: That is why, after listening to this story, I went jogging last week 2x.
Doc: That’s a good start.. but this week? It’s already the weekend.
Me: No.. I only jogged 2x last week and I went drinking last night.
Doc & Me: HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!!
Me: If a person has a weak heart, what can he do to strengthen it?
Doc: It’s very hard to tell you if you don’t get me the diagnosis. It maybe the valve problem, or arteries or a hole in the heart.. blah blah blah….
Me: My other friend told me, his friend also dropped dead in the car park. But I think it’s due to stress because he worked in a stock trading company. But he lived quite a healthy life – he didn’t smoke, he went to the gym, and he looked pretty fit.
Doc: Oh well, if you are a working professional, living in the city, living a sedentary lifestyle, the food you eat, you would be subject to all these diseases.
Me: But he was only 28.
Doc: OMIGOD! You are making me worried with all the stories.
Me: You mean you don’t exercise?
Doc: No I don’t.
Me: Then, why did you tell me to exercise?
Doc: Well, we all doctors will tell you to do something which we ourselves don’t normally do. I told patients not to eat prawns but when I go home, I whack two tiger prawns.. deep fried some more!!
Me: Wah.. you are very honest! Anyway, I think this serves as a reminder that we shouldn’t take this too lightly… before we start to drop dead like flies.
Not sure who is the doctor now?