hard times

It was the toughest time of my life:
first, I got angina pectoris and then arteriosclerosis. Just as I was recovering from those, I got tuberculosis, pneumonia and phthisis. Then, appendicitis followed by tonsillectomy made me nearly lose my memory. I had diabetes, gastritis and rheumatism. I barely made it through.
That was the hardest spelling test ever!