Happy hundredth birthday, Doctor!
Practicing therapist from Ohio
celebrated its 100th anniversary
ABC magazine based on the materials of the Associated Press:
At 100 years old, an Ohio doctor is still in
On December 12, a resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, Fred Goldman celebrated his 100th anniversary at his workplace, in the office of a therapist at the city hospital (photo © Liz Dufour/AP).
Despite his advanced age, Dr. Goldman not only still treats hospitalized patients, but also visits patients at home. That's what he's all about. "I don't even think about rest," says the hero of the day. "If patients are waiting for me, I will work." All his relatives, friends, colleagues and many patients came to congratulate the birthday boy, who is the oldest licensed therapist in Ohio.
Fred Goldman was born on December 12, 1911 in the family of a housewife from Poland and a merchant from Russia. That year, William Howard Taft was the president of the United States, Tsar Nicholas II ruled in Russia, George V, the grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II, ruled in England, and Sigmund Freud visited his patients in Vienna. In 1935, Goldman graduated as an internist from the University of Cincinnati's Medical school and went to teach medicine at the University of Texas. There he met Esther Nelson, a charming red-haired nurse. They were married in 1938. Three years later, World War II broke out, the family returned to Cincinnati, and Fred left to serve in the Pacific Fleet. Before the end of his service in 1946, the doctor saved the lives of hundreds of wounded sailors. After returning from the war, Fred settled in the Cincinnati Hospital, where he works to this day. Three sons were born in the Goldman family, one of whom, Tom, followed in his father's footsteps and became a surdologist.
Dr. Goldman underwent a complicated heart operation and overcame prostate cancer, but the hardest test for him was the death of his wife at the age of 60 in 1998. However, the support of his sons and his favorite job helped him during that difficult period. In response to a request to reveal the secret of his longevity, the hero of the day shrugs his shoulders. "I have no idea why I live so long," says Dr. Goldman. "Part of my longevity can be explained by genes – my mother and one of my brothers lived up to 91 years, and the other brother and sister – up to 80 years." The hero of the day added: "My slogan is: movement is life." Living alone on a farm, he mows his own lawn and does all the housework. And until 2007, he annually went to conquer the wild forests of Alaska with a tent and a backpack. Dr. Goldman has never smoked cigarettes, but occasionally indulges in a Cuban cigar. He also rarely allows himself to drink a mug of beer or a glass of good wine. According to the hero of the day, retirement is out of the question. "Work is my life. I feel that I can still benefit people – so it's too early for me to think about rest," says Dr. Goldman.
In our country, a kind of record of longevity in the profession belongs to an outstanding surgeon, academician Fyodor Grigoryevich Uglov. He lived for 103 years, 75 of which were practicing doctors.
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21.12.2011