I was recently making fun of my wife because she now takes two pills daily: "I'm a year older and I'm not on anything," I joked.

"That's because you never go to the doctor!" she shot back. "You should probably be on Lipitor, Crestor, Enbrel, Xarelto, Chantix, and that one with the butterfly commercial." So… That was hurtful.

I know I should go the doctor for checkups. I know that if they found something it would be better to know earlier than later. I know that eventually I'll have to break down and do it anyway — whether voluntarily or in an ambulance at 3 a.m. because an elephant is sitting on my chest.

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