You should be. You have many reasons to be worried about John McCain’s health. The top on the list is his age. As a person ages, so many problems come in to play. This is because physiological functions deteriorate with age.
Lets start from the higher functions. Central nervous system will be affected in elderly as each of you noticed on your grandparents. The population of brain cells will decrease. This is normal process. When this happens, the memory will deteriorate. You could argue that John McCain is fit in every aspect. As he usually does, you might mention his 90-years old mother. The health condition of elderly is unpredictable. They can deteriorate pretty fast.
When we go to Cardiovascular system (heart and blood vessels), elderly population is at an increased risk. The reasons are; the complicated biochemical functions of the body are decreased in elderly, the hardening of blood vessel walls, and many other reasons. Again, you can say, McCain has “healthy heart”. I don’t know what they meant by “healthy heart”. They based their assessment on the Stress Test. I don’t think today’s negative stress test shows tomorrow’s “healthy heart”. On the side, they talked about his cholesterol lowering medications. Does that mean his cholesterol level is high too? Oh, yea. They even said it is not well controled. Does that make you worried?
As we all know, John McCain had been through hard times. His previous physical injuries are in play too. Didn’t you read that he might need joint replacement in the future? Aren’t you worried about operations in the elderly eventhough John McCain had been through some? What about anesthesia? Metabolism of the medications in the liver will be derranged in elderly. So is the excretion of those drugs from the kidneys.
Of course, history of melanoma is the main topic in my blog. I will be back with some scientific facts. Till then, think about it. Don’t forget to comment.
