“I’m just getting old, dear.” 🙅♀️
Dr. Cheryl Johnson hears this a lot in clinic — and she’s not having it.
There’s a quiet, nihilistic attitude that creeps in around ageing — from patients, family members, even from doctors. The assumption that new symptoms are just “part of getting old” and nothing can be done.
Yes, every organ system changes with age. That’s real. But ageing doesn’t automatically mean disease, and it doesn’t mean decline has to be accepted without question.
Dr. Johnson’s approach? Get into the detail. Work it out. Because “just ageing” is often a phrase that hides something worth investigating — and something that can often be improved.
If you’ve been told (or told yourself) that something is “just ageing,” it might be worth a second look.
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