Disability

My off the cuff reflex is to say you are dis-abled due to health problems.
However I don't want to disrespect your feelings and give this a short snarky retort.

In a lot of ways I still classify myself by what I was, a machinist.
I was forced into retirement almost three years ago. I have chronic Hep-C, RLS & apnea, and chronic pain from a fusion in my neck and a double fusion pending in my lumbar. The few mornings when I wake up and feel pretty good I feel just a hint of guilt.
In addition my wife and I are parents, our son is and adult, quadriplegic from birth with C.P.

maybe I am being simplistic but if you are in a place like this a petty slight seems to amount to little. Instant indulgence is granted. There is no pain a casually misplace word or category on a forum can add to our burdens. To dwell on these is to fixate on the dark. Look towards the light petty kindness has a greater power.
Ultimately even if your cards suck you can still play your hand well