User blog comment:Sprinklemist/I is Back!/@comment-1221823-20101017032718/@comment-1874924-20101018022055

No real diseases (that I know of), but I'm starting to get old and fall-apart-y. In the last 3 years, I've started to have significant back problems, my eyesight has failed to the point that I've had to get reading glasses, I've had 3 crowns, and I've begun to notice significant arrythmia (irregular heartbeat) from time to time. I may also be starting to get arthritis in the knee that I blew out skiing when I was 17. I've also developed a garlic intolerance, so I can no longer eat a lot of foods that I used to love.

It's been said that growing old isn't for sissies, and that it's only acceptable because it beats the alternative.