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My body and my money go to KU

When I was in college attending the University of Kansas they used to sell these T-shirts in the student union that read, "My kid and my money go to KU." With several doctor appointments tomorrow I feel like my money is still going to KU. I feel like I should get my name on a brick or something down there! Grin!

A while back Ana posted the following poem to the HPS Adults yahoo group. I'm really relating to this poem tonight as I dread tomorrow's poking and prodding.

The New Alphabet:
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's for arthritis; B's the bad back,
C is the chest pains, perhaps cardiac?
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 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 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, the bones that don't grow!
P for prescription' s, 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 for reflux, one meal turns to two.
S for sleepless nights, counting my fears,
T for Tinnitus; there's bells in my ears!
U is for urinary; big troubles with flow;
V is for vertigo, that's "dizzy," you know.
W is for worry, NOW what's going 'round?
X is for 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.
I've survived all the symptoms, my body's deployed,and I've kept twenty-six doctors fully employed!!!.

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