We want to let you in on a secret.
As your oncologists, we’d like to treat you with two, or three, or four different chemotherapy drugs, each of which has distinct side effects, some of which can kill you.
Or, if we were cardiothoracic surgeons, we might tell you that we need to crack your chest open to repair your damaged heart valve, and for that to happen you’ll need to undergo anesthesia from which you may never wake up.
As doctors, our goal is to help you, of course, and to do no harm. But we may actually hurt you, irreversibly. Not that this happens frequently, but it might.
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The Palo Alto Weekly published a terrific article on the difficulty in area residents (Palo Alto and Menlo Park) in getting around if they are no longer driving a vehicle. The article focuses on private transportation options available to seniors.
Falls are one of the most dangerous things that a senior can experience. They can lead to hospitalizations, injuries, long-term health problems and even death. Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control(CDC) illustrate just how