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Never let anyone say I got in the way of nitpicking. But on the 'normal life' thing I can contribute. I got a diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis after some niggling pain kept building up. I went from a very active person to having crippling pain doing a weekly shop. Meds have brought it under control and I now live a 'normal' life.
I can't run anymore, my grip is pathetic so I can't sail or climb, i get sick easily, I have to take so many pills sometimes I have to do two batches or the urge to chew them is overpowering. It has very little in common with my pre-illness life, it still feels wrong. But it's within the margin of 'Normal'. It's not normal to run a Marathon, now I'm normal. It's not normal to do endurance hiking events, now I'm normal. Normal can be pretty ****.
/SelfPity
But on the plus side, I can now pop to the local shops to get hand soap and toilet roll... Oh, hang on a second!
That doesn't sound great. In or nearing retirement?