Doctor’s energy is inspiring

Re “Doc’s a chart topper,” Column One, Jan. 3

I was delighted to see your article on Morris Collen; it’s so rare that the elderly are visible, let alone celebrated, in our youth-fixated society.

I happen to know someone equally impressive. My good friend, an almost 96-year-old psychiatrist, also drives daily, works full time (three days seeing patients, several more writing a book ), makes frequent supermarket runs for himself and his wife, maintains a large house at the end of an impossibly steep road and revels in season tickets to the L.A. Philharmonic. We should all be so fortunate to have the energy, intellect and high spirits of doctors Collen and my friend -- at any age.

Michelle Bekey

Mar Vista