Providing medical care for Mrs. Jones
over the years, I watched her grow old.
She came into the office for annual exam.
She was in remarkable shape and her mind
was clear and cogent.
She was pleased with the results, but she
grow deadly serious. She said that her
husband had lost his libido. Tears formed
in her eyes.
Explaining that at seventy-eight the fire often
burns out. Asking when she first noticed, she
paused to think. Wrinkling her brow, she replied,
“Last night and then again this morning.“
