vertigo is just another one of God's little life lessons. You realize, as you get older, than you take your body for granted - you assume good health is a norm. Once you get sick, it becomes abundantly clear that feeling well is a huge deal - the most important thing in life - and suddenly your life priorities become rearranged. Having "nice stuff" becomes secondary to having life security.
Our ancestors understood this well as they were probably sick most of the time. Why do you think a traditional greeting was, how are you today? or other inquiries as to your state of being. It was because, back then, being well was the exception, not the rule, and if you read the biographies of famous historical figures, you realize they were in pain, much of the time.
We are fortunate - or were - to grow up in a postwar era where we were all vaccinated - or were - and didn't suffer from things like polio (as FDR did) or other childhood diseases like chicken pox. Today, we have a host of new illnesses to suffer from and some of the "oldies" are making a comeback, thanks to a blithe ignorance of the realities of human health. People who live amazingly healthy lives, thanks to medical science and vaccinations are deciding that since they are so healthy, their kids don't need to be vaccinated. What a shame - the gift of heath, squandered because they read something on Facebook.