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I have a few persistent health fears. Most have dissipated with age. My heart. I lived through middle age without a coronary. Cancer, I had it already although the prospect of more doesn't scare me like it did. I was always afraid that I would get dementia. I might still do that but what I was afraid of was the 60s kind. Besides I think, probably wrongly, that if I have dementia, I won't know it.* One more thing. Shingles.

Goddam, I didn't ever want fucking shingles! Ever.

So when a vaccine came along, we went right down and got it. It was kind of expensive, maybe 200 bucks, but it was well worth it for peace of mind.

I won't bore you with the way shingles presents itself. Just figure that you don't want it either.

Now this:

Drive to Stem Shingles Meets Few Expectations

Well, that and that the manufacturers have consistently violated a fundamental of good marketing. Never, ever run out of distribution because, if and when people want it, they want it now and if you do not have it you have lost them and every penny you put on marketing and promotion. Maybe permanently.

Anyway, we have the shots and we are happy about it. Did you know that most shingles happen to old people and it can be catastrophically painful?

I won't even show you the pictures but if you google shingles you will see some humdingers.

*Actually, this is totally wrong. People who have it do know it. I have a friend who is in the early stages of Alzheimers and he knows it. He has taken a number of steps to protect and support himself as the disease progresses. He has moved. He has told his friends. He has arranged for people to help out by knowing things that he has to know but forgets. It is actually pretty good to see. So that has really cut my fear of getting that one.

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