To take an aspirin when we have a headache is to admit something kind of scary to ourselves that our body might not be capable of dealing with this malady on its own. Marcus's dad did no such thing. If a condition showed itself to be getting the upper hand, he would seek a physics. That is to say a doctor if a custom seemed necessary, even though it wasn't his own,. He would partake in it anyway. So let that be a lesson to all of us out there who don't take our medicine when our spouses or partners insist that we should. When someone says you should use a product or service, you're skeptical and you should be.