Jon has come to the realization that his health issues may never go away.

For some reason, I’ve always avoided the word “chronic.” I guess no one wants to think they have an issue like this that will never go away. But I’m definitely there now. Chronic pain.

I will have stomach problems for the rest of my life.

Damn.

I’m sure some of us know how he feels, it’s like a smack in the face.

He also asks:

And how do you define “junk food?”

That’s a good question for Urban Dictionary!

Food with a lot of starch, and a lot of high-fructose corn syrup, for they also bear little nutritional value.