William Clark was bedeviled by ailments and injuries: rheumatism, ague, boils on his ankle, cactus spines in his feet.
Even when stars like Nathan Lane in "The Producers" and Bernadette Peters in "Gypsy" were forced out by ailments, they were replaced by understudies.
This is not because Ms. White, who is sensitive about her age but has been walking these streets since the 1940s, is slowed by ailments, but because she is such a popular figure in the community.
In a case that is being compared to one of the worst environmental catastrophes in US history, about 500 students at a school in the eastern province of Jiangsu have reportedly been affected since late 2015 by ailments including nosebleeds, headaches, coughs, rashes and, in the worst instances, lymphoma and leukaemia.
However, using a conventional keyboard for Internet access is prohibitive for persons whose hand coordination and dexterity are impaired by ailments such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, and other severe handicaps.
(The former middle-distance world champion Mary Decker Slaney was affected by the ailment).
Up to 20% of adults in developed countries are reported to be affected to some degree by the ailment.
"If I'm not feeling my best, then it becomes mental and I have to fight," Williams said of the challenges brought on by her ailment.
There will also be 1,500 medical conditions that can be sorted by the ailment or treatment, with related comments from experts and from other users of the site.
Two of the region's dominant reef builders staghorn coral and elkhorn coral were being devastated by an ailment that became known as white-band disease.
