Leila Denmark\u2019s passing last week has been well reported in the news media. Dr. Leila, 114 years old when she died, was world\u2019s oldest practicing physician when she gave up her practice at 103 years of age. Dr. James Hutcherson, one of Dr. Leila\u2019s grandsons, is reported to have said, \u201cShe absolutely loved practicing medicine more than anything else in the world. She never referred to practicing medicine as work.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou keep on doing what you do best, as long as you can,\u201d Denmark told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. \u201cI enjoyed every minute of it for more than 70 years. If I could live it over again, I\u2019d do exactly the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr. Leila Denmark is a wonderful role model for all of us who are Too Young To Retire\u00ae. We celebrate the life of this exceptional physician.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Leila Denmark\u2019s passing last week has been well reported in the news media. Dr. Leila, 114 years old when she died, was world\u2019s oldest practicing physician when she gave up her practice at 103 years of age. Dr. James Hutcherson, one of Dr. Leila\u2019s grandsons, is reported to have said, \u201cShe absolutely loved practicing medicine […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":583,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[28],"class_list":["post-589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aging-well","tag-living-fully"],"yoast_head":"\n