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A Thoughtful Moment

My Aunty Gloria sent me this and it made me smile, especially as I read through it and started see "me" in it!

The Alphabet Then and Now

Then:
A is for apple, and B is for boat,
that used to be right, but now it won't float!
Age before beauty is what we once said,
but let's be a bit more realistic instead. 

Now: 
A for arthritis; B the bad back, C the chest pains, perhaps car-di-ac? 

D is for dental decay and decline, E is for eyesight, can't read that top line!
F is for fissures and fluid retention, G is for gas which I'd rather not mention. 


H high blood pressure--I'd rather it low; I for incisions with scars you can show.
J is for joints, out of socket, won't mend, K is for knees that crack when they bend.
L 's for libido, what happened to sex? M is for memory, I forget what comes next.
N is neuralgia, in nerves way down low; O is for osteo, bones that don't grow! 

P for prescriptions, I have quite a few, just give me a pill and I'll be good as new!
Qis for queasy, is it fatal or flu? R is for reflux, one meal turns to two. 

S is for sleepless nights, counting my fears, T is for Tinnitus; bells in my ears!
U is for urinary; troubles with flow; V for vertigo, that's 'dizzy,' you know. 

W for worry, now what's going 'round? X is for X ray, and what might be found.
Y for another year I'm left here behind, Z is for zest I still have - in my mind! 

I've survived all the symptoms, my body's deployed,
and I'm keeping twenty-six doctors fully employed!
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