invincibility

as i grow older, i am going to have to come to terms with not being exempt from the effects of aging. throughout my childhood i've taken a lot of things for granted, and I am just starting to realize that over time, more and more such things will apply to me. for example, i've come to the shocking realization that i have allergies. i've never had them before. after a full 24 years I went to the dentist and told I had a cavity. My first cavity! again, shocking.

What's next? freak heart attack?

as an aside, i realize this does not put me in a terribly sympathetic position...