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I thought it was German... 'ja' bot ... 'oui' bot, French. Oui-Ja? Stay far back from that...

Thanks for the warning about online data vacuum merged with mano a mano doctor duty. As a fan of Hemingway, I was aware of the impact of the Mayo Clinic, and used their resources for researching everything from Mediterranean diet recipes to lice and pinworm treatments for young children. No more, thanks. Search history seems invasive enough. My own doctor runs our local hospital and implemented this digital collection system, to better track folks through the care process. He knows better than to spew that advice at me. He knows my sons are obliged to make two calls, when and where I drop; a priest and a junk truck. My mother died of breast cancer in 2008. This same doctor attended her funeral. She strolled into his office at age 73, said she knew she had a lump, that he was to make her comfortable enough so my dad wouldn't suffer. Her goal was 75, and she beat it. Kissed her husband of 55yrs goodbye and said, 'See you soon." 4yrs later, she did. They're dancing to Guy Lombardo, I have no doubt. This lovely doctor knew it too. Care takes many forms, sans sophisticated chemotherapy/pharma pills.

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