maybe, but i talked to my mom, who is 80, and she says we are lucky today to have all the tecnology and medicine.In her days a mere scratch getting infected could have meant amputation or death. Being able to pick up the phone and talk to familly without having to wait for the neigbors to finish talking (party lines).Painless surgery and her big screen TV She wouldnt trade what she has today for anything in the world.