I’ve heard that phrase aimed at me once or twice. I sometimes find it amusing – it’s ironic because i don’t have an overly crude sense of humor, yet I am riddled with illness! (as I wrote that, I heard it in my head being said by a television game show host, as if announcing the winner of a consolation prize. weird.)

Which brings me to the reason for this post. Many, many people have asked me over the years, “why are you sick so much?” At my most impatient moments, I give them a terse response like, “my parents dropped me.” If I’m in a disclosing mood, i give them the real full story. The latter will be contained within this post, mostly because I am lazy and growing more tired of the repetition.