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One of my favorite little know facts about how much has really changed with medical treatment... Only 90 years ago, President Calvin Coolidge's 16 year old son

by cubano 11y ago

One of my favorite little know facts about how much has really changed with medical treatment... Only 90 years ago, President Calvin Coolidge's 16 year old son died from a foot blister he got while playing lawn tennis on the White House grounds, something that would have probably been easily treated with an OTC anti-bacterial or a quick trip to the doctor nowadays. We hardly have the get "medieval" to see the radical advancements in health and how we all greatly benefit from it.

lazyant 11y ago
Right. Just for contrast, Christopher Reeve (most famous "Superman"actor) died in 2004 of complications of a _bed sore_ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Reeve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Reeve
- houselouse 11y ago
  ...9 years after being thrown off of his horse and living as a quadriplegic, requiring a ventilator
- guyzero 11y ago
  I think more to the point Christopher Reeve lived for 9 years as a quadriplegic.