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All the Colors of the Mango
Ronda L. Wells, MD
Arch Fam Med. 1995;4(9):752-753.
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THE DIAGNOSIS of disease in the elderly is often obscured by the very word we use to describe them: elderly. Small, subtle changes we dismiss as simply growing old—a wrong word used here or there, forgetfulness, suspicion of anything or anyone new—all are symptoms of nothing or everything. Complaints of indigestion—is it her digitalis or a gallbladder acting up or both? Is her lack of appetite due to the indigestion? Is her weight loss due to the indigestion or the "dwindles"? Is it cancer?
She was one of the most unusual people I will ever know. After retiring from teaching school at the age of 72 years, she was still mowing her lawn and that of her son's when she was 85 years old, although he had warned her not to. Twice daily she drove herself to the local nursing home to visit and check on her older sister who
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Author Affiliations
Mooresville, Ind
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