Posted on	:	6/19/2012 3:08:23 PM
Subject	:	My Patients and Me - Anju Garg MD
Details	:	“Just watch television and wait to die” was the answer I received when I asked how do you spend your day. "You see doc, I have these 4 teeth left , they are more in my way than of any help. I buy a precooked chicken. When I am hungry I take a piece of it and literally suck on it. I do use my gums to try to chew." When I asked him: “Can I help you get a pair of dentures.” He smiled and said “it will throw me in to temptation and I might want to live this miserable life longer than I should. I am 88 Years old. At this time I do not even want to talk to any body as I can’t control drooling from right side of my mouth. It is very embarrassing." His face was full of thick, off-white, one cm size hair growing in a direction as if a hurricane had just hit his face. He is a very proud, self-respecting, straight-up good man and I look forward to seeing him whenever he comes in.