"Space Shuttle Door Gunner Syndrome is a chronic disease. Your inner ears just never work right after coming back to Earth from an extended tour. Don’t get me wrong: I know I have it easier than some of the other NASASOC guys like the SSRJs (Space Shuttle Rescue Jumpers) who had to freefall from orbit, or the SSEODs who almost all suffer from hydrazine exposure. But damn, it’s annoying.

"Anyway, yeah, the VA takes care of us like everyone else. 'Balance problems again?' they’ll say, and then send me over to the zero-g clinic for an hour or so. There’s no cure, but it keeps things under control."

... I should probably go back to bed.