The wages of aging is dealing with condescending younger people.
When I asked my colonoscopy doctor why I had to have another one in five years, he said, "Because we want to have you around for a long time!" With a jolly wink.
Oh my sinking heart! I can't say the number of times I've heard medical people and family (including, I confess, myself) say that to my mother when she was 85, 90, 95, and then 100.
Please come up with something new, people!
I'd prefer, "Because taking the test improves your chances of surviving" or even "Because sstatistically speaking you might die sooner if you don't."
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