I'm 82 and a Doctor. 7 Things I Finally Stopped Worrying About.

A country doctor's honest advice after fifty years at the bedside. I am eighty two, I was the only doctor for one small town, and I sat with more than a thousand people in their final hours. Here are the seven things I finally stopped worrying about, and the one fear sitting underneath all of them. Not the things you would expect from a doctor. Just what a long life, and a thousand deathbeds, taught me about how much of our short time we waste being afraid of the wrong things. 0:00 The seven fears I finally set down 1:16 The number on the scale 2:28 A perfect night of sleep 3:38 Every little ache and pain 4:49 Eating perfectly 6:01 Living a long time 7:09 What the next test will find 8:23 Worrying about dying 9:34 What Helen taught me too late 10:34 Do not wait to set it down This is a dramatization, made to share the kind of lessons a long life teaches. I am a retired country doctor telling stories, not your physician, and nothing here is medical advice. If something in your body frightens you, go and see a real doctor soon. #lifelessons #doctor #regret #aging #beforethesunset