Such A Hard Time Of It

[Rondy]

I had the toughest time of my life. First, I got angina pectoris and then arteriosclerosis. Just as I was recovering from these, I got tuberculosis, double pneumonia and phthisis.
Then they gave me hypodermics. Appendicitis was followed by tonsillectomy. These gave way to aphasia and hypertrophic cirrhosis. I completely lost my memory for a while. I know I had diabetes and acute ingestion, besides gastritis, rheumatism, lumbago and neuritis...
I don't know how I pulled through it. I tell you what, it was the hardest spelling test I've ever had.

[aelmpvw]

at least you didn't get diarrhoea . . .

[bookbinder]

It's as easy as a, b, -erm- I'll get back to you in a sec.

[DTCwordfan]

At least you didn't get challenged with 'Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis '.....
(and yes it does exist. As Sqad will tell you, it's a lung disease caused by the inhalation of silica or quartz dust).

[Mamyalynne]

It's enough to bring on a spell of borborygmus.

[lady-janine]

Also prevalent in miners DTC.

[maggiebee]

Brilliant!