George was a pirate, but he wasn’t a very good pirate.
He blamed chronic back pain for his problems, and he went from doctor to doctor seeking a cure for his debilitating ailment.
He ended up paying out of pocket for going outside the pirate union’s health network.
He turned to new age healers for relief, but they didn’t provide any solutions.
So, he tried to numb the pain with alcohol and drugs, which only worked for a while.
That’s when he thought to stop stashing his cutlass into his bedroll as he slept.
His back felt so much better.