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A's for arthritis;
B's the bad back,
C's the chest pains, perhaps car-d-iac?
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 is high blood pressure - I'd rather it low;
I is 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 is for lumbar, see earlier text.
M is for memory, I forget what comes next.
N is neuralgia, in nerves way down low;
O is for osteo, the bones that don't grow!
P is for prescriptions, I have quite a few. Just give me a pill, and I'll be good as new!
Q is 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; there is bells in my ears!
U is for urinary; big troubles with flow;
V is for vertigo, that is 'dizzy,' you know.
W is for worry, NOW what is going 'round?
X is X ray, and what might be found.
Y is another year I'm left here behind,
Z is for zest that I still have -- in my mind