Little known, seldom played: a song about gout.

[DEbluedude]

13. Your uncle could have been my grandfather!

No kidding. Exact same scenario, minus the white sock. I can still see the horror in his face when us kids would walk or run by his chair and I remember seeing that swollen , red big toe. Unfortunately, I was the one kid who inherited the gene. I've been on medication for gout for most of my adult life and I still have an occasional flare-up.

I know this. It is the most painful thing I have ever experienced. I've had numerous broken bones in my life, including compound fractures that did not hurt as bad as gout. I've had it in my toes, ankles, knees and elbows. I've often said that I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy and that got me thinking that inducing gout in a person could be a considerable form of torture.