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Berzelius' wheelchair. Berzelius suffered from migraine headaches when young, gout when old. As his health failed, to his devoted friend Wöhler he wrote "Dear Wöhler, please work hard as long as you have the strength. You cannot imagine what a creature man becomes when he begins to get old." His memory failed; he could not remember the chemicals in some of his bottles, leading him sadly to destroy the contents.