6) I am afraid of rabies. Cancer, too. Heart disease? Too many invisible, vague warning signs. Hardly worth the effort. Rickets, angina, tick fever, assorted rots, I don't have any of them. Never will. Blood issues, limb distortions, tissues gone wild, teeth rattling with each passing truck, liver imploding? Bring it on. Parasites? Me? Fever means never having to say you're dreaming. Let the body walk the walk. Leave me alone.