I'm not sure what you mean by "new". I've been on Steemit since September, 2017, but I'm still a minnow.

In my late 40s, I came down with a very painful case of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (caused by the chickenpox pox virus, which stays in your body forever, waiting for your immune system to weaken). I told my friends that I could now try out for a part as a Klingon on Star Trek.

Joking aside, this virus left scars and a purple splotch on my forehead which took almost twenty years to fade away (minor traces are still visible).