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Often many of you ask me about my health.

Just a quick update and a neat story as well.

Just before I came to Port I was having seizure activity of one kind or another almost on a weekly basis. There is no rhyme or reason to why. Although stress is a huge factor.

Since moving I had two minor seizures (my leg shaking kind of stuff) early on my time here. But that's it for the past five months. Not just that, but I'm taking much less medication as well.

I still passout (sleep heavily) on Sunday afternoons for 4 or 5 hours. We don't know what that's all about, except that Sunday mornings really, really wear me out. I mean, come home, don't eat, lie down and pass out for the rest of the day wear out.

Anyway, like I said, I haven't had a seizure of any kind for a long time. Kind of funny because when you were having so many, you basically live your life waiting for the next one. It's, honestly, always on the back of your mind, no matter what you're doing. Out for coffee, shopping, talking to someone on the street, it's always there.

Here's the neat story part...

I can usually tell when a seizure is coming on. This gives me time to get ready and prepare to deal with it. Most of you know the details of how that happens.

I went to bed early tonight, and a few hours later I woke up with the clear sense that I had a seizure coming on. So, I got out off the bed and got my trusted rope to tie around my leg. While I was getting off the bed, Vania who had been downstairs, was already half way up the stairs, asking me if I needed some Ativan (my seizure preventative medication). Only one problem, I never called her, or made any kind of movements that would suggest I was going to have a seizure.

Anyway, althought the sense was there for a while, I didn't have to wrap my leg, and the sense went away, without anything actually happening.

At that point I asked Vania why she came up. She said that she thought she heard me calling and that she heard me get the rope (an old guitar chord). I looked at her and said, "You were up the stairs talking to me before I had gotten anywhere near the rope, and I never called.

Neat to see God in the little things of life.

It's one AM. Need to go to sleep. Fortunately I've already got three and a half hours sleep tonight. Just thought that was worth sharing.

have a good Wednesday all - I intend to

Posted by ed