My saga is rather involved started in early 80’s. I believe at that time I was misdiagnosed with autoimmune hemolytic anemia and treated with a splenectomy and massive doses of prednisone. The prednisone regimen lasted for about 10 yrs. I believe my original illness was actually malaria. I migrated to the US in the 80’s from South America and the city I moved did not have a migrant population so I surmised malaria was not even an idea…however here we are. I think the corticosteroids damaged my kidneys leading to nephritis. I understand that aging changes athletic performance and I accept that. I’m just trying to stay fit ✌🏾