Take as much time ya need. You more than deserve it. Aching joints, I can only offer the suggestion of BioFreeze, it may help. Pleasure to grace the shadows of your realm. You're always welcome in the realms of chaos on the other side of reality.
So I toast to thee bourbon, may ye have excellent health.
Kinda livin' in my recliner for the most part of the last two years -- I now have two metal knees and a metal hip. Goin' to my RA doc tomorrow to manage peripheral neuropathy, a malady I knew nothing about 2 years ago. I share your feelings on gettin' old.
Don't let it get you down. We all go through it or die trying. <grin>
Best of luck in whatever you decide to do now or in the future. I won't be long at the back of you. Arthritis is creeping into my fingers now, and it's getting more uncomfortable to type. Oh to find the answer to aging. Eternal youth would be an all time best seller if it could be found. Take it easy in your retirement, and chin up.
We appreciate what you've done and will miss you.
Best wishes, Shadoman!
Good luck and enjoy the life, that's the most important.
I admit that you were one of my references when I started to build 3D comics.