Healthy elderly!

I was at the hospital the other day, accompanying Fr AR Jose while he was undergoing a spinal surgery. The doctors were not very optimistic of him being able to walk and offered him on a maximum of 2% chance of being able to walk. Nonetheless the surgery was necessitated to prevent further blocking and damage of nerves. Nonetheless, what was amusing was to see the doctors and their team constantly turn to me to speak about him. 

At first, I found it odd. It took me sometime to realise that they were looking at an 84-year-old man, on a wheel-chair, unable to walk for the last 4 years. And hence they presumed him to be unable to explain himself or atleast speak for himself. So at one point, I told them, not to go by his appearance. Just see him as a teenager, albeit on a wheelchair! After that, they were happy to directly interact with him. 

I guess, the medical staff don’t often get to see rather healthy elderly!!!