Re: Twitching, seizure, ???

[Guest guest]

Sorry about your episode. I put Zithromycin on my list of allergies

because I got severely dehydrated and a high fever after taking it

for bronchitis. Ended up having a 5 day hospital stay as a result

and it was confirmed that I had pneumonia. Now, the question is did

I already have the makings of pneumonia before the drug or did the

drug cause serious side effects which progressed the course of the

infection. My guess has been the latter since I've never had a

problem with any other antibiotic and I've had chronic bronchitis

for years without pneumonia. I hope you get the answers you need.

Feel better soon !

bug

[Guest guest]

Sorry about your episode. I put Zithromycin on my list of allergies

because I got severely dehydrated and a high fever after taking it

for bronchitis. Ended up having a 5 day hospital stay as a result

and it was confirmed that I had pneumonia. Now, the question is did

I already have the makings of pneumonia before the drug or did the

drug cause serious side effects which progressed the course of the

infection. My guess has been the latter since I've never had a

problem with any other antibiotic and I've had chronic bronchitis

for years without pneumonia. I hope you get the answers you need.

Feel better soon !

bug

[Guest guest]

Thanks, I do have a fever now, which I didn't have before taking the

medication. Now I'm wondering if the seizure was because I'm getting

the flu?

Too bad I can't just " take a few days' rest " , although I hope I won't

be forced to...

They were sure I had some kind of bacterial infection, because my

glands are swollen, and I felt better for two days, now I feel

worse. And I have had problems with many antibiotics, though usually

not erythromycin type ones.

It is really cold here in the Northeast now, and the humidity is way

down in the house, that probably doesn't help...

Take care,

RH

>

> Sorry about your episode. I put Zithromycin on my list of

allergies

> because I got severely dehydrated and a high fever after taking it

> for bronchitis. Ended up having a 5 day hospital stay as a result

> and it was confirmed that I had pneumonia. Now, the question is

did

> I already have the makings of pneumonia before the drug or did the

> drug cause serious side effects which progressed the course of the

> infection. My guess has been the latter since I've never had a

> problem with any other antibiotic and I've had chronic bronchitis

> for years without pneumonia. I hope you get the answers you need.

> Feel better soon !

>

> bug

[Guest guest]

Barbara,

I don't really have an answer for you, but since it happened on your weak side

it may have to do with the mito. The reason I say this is because of 2

incidents that happened to my mother and sister.

Back in 1988, before any of us had heard of the word MELAS, my mother and father

were bringing my car to me after I came back from a short Army Reserve two week

trip to Germany. They lived about 100 miles from me. On the way down my

mothers right arm started shaking as if in a seizure. She was on epilepsy

medication at the time because she had been blacking out and falling for the

last 10 years or so. Anyhow, it did not stop for about a day. No one really

figured it out because she later had a full fledged seizure and a coma and died.

My sister on the other hand had a similiar thing happen after she came out of a

two week coma. This is after she was diagnosed with melas. The doctor said it

was a combination of the brain telling the arm to move but it couldn't the way

it was supposed to because it was too weak. Something like that--I do not

remember exactly since it was back in 1996. Anyway, I got the impression it was

kind of like when I would try to do push ups and my legs started shaking because

I was so tired. She had in 1994 had the kind of seizure where your arms and

legs are going all over according to her husband.

Janet S

Twitching, seizure, ???

I had a bad seizure-like episode tonight. Before it, I ended up

doing some stupid stuff and being angry for little or no reason, and

was worried I would hurt someone or myself. I felt weak, and laid

down. My arm started jerking uncontrollably - if I tried to stop it,

my shoulder and arm would jerk harder.

This lasted about 15 minutes. It occurred on my " bad side " , where I

have residual weakness and neuropathy.

I would have thought it was a bad tic or twitching, but now I'm

wondering if I was having an " aura " beforehand, and was acting

irrationally. I have some residual weakness, and it took me about an

hour to resolve the mental symptoms.

So I'm wondering if it was a focal seizure, or just severe twitching

(my arm was jumping more than 6 inches off the bed), or a variant of

myoclonus.

I'm concerned because I just started some new medication, Zithromax,

for bronchitis, and I know that erythromycin has been implicated in

mito damage, but up until possibly now, I've been okay with

Zithromax. Anyone have problems with Zithromax?

I've had EEG's, brain MRI's, and two 48 hour EEG's, but they didn't

find any evidence of epilepsy.

Take care,

RH

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for the info, although I don't have the specific MELAS

deletions, I do have " MELAS phenotype " , which means my symptoms are

almost the same. Probably MELAS with a different deletion " special "

to me.

That's only my second seizure ever, at least second " major " one. I'm

hoping they stay to less than one per year (that's the criteria

for " seizure-free " , isn't it?).

I had my other seizure when I first tried Carnitor - then I found out

seizures are a possible side effect Luckily I was at home at the

time, although I was alone so thank goodness there weren't

complications. So I wonder if my carnitine level is getting messed

up, either by being sick or being on so many meds at the moment.

Take care,

RH

> Barbara,

>

> I don't really have an answer for you, but since it happened on

your weak side it may have to do with the mito. The reason I say

this is because of 2 incidents that happened to my mother and

sister.

>

> Back in 1988, before any of us had heard of the word MELAS, my

mother and father were bringing my car to me after I came back from a

short Army Reserve two week trip to Germany. They lived about 100

miles from me. On the way down my mothers right arm started shaking

as if in a seizure. She was on epilepsy medication at the time

because she had been blacking out and falling for the last 10 years

or so. Anyhow, it did not stop for about a day. No one really

figured it out because she later had a full fledged seizure and a

coma and died.

>

> My sister on the other hand had a similiar thing happen after she

came out of a two week coma. This is after she was diagnosed with

melas. The doctor said it was a combination of the brain telling the

arm to move but it couldn't the way it was supposed to because it was

too weak. Something like that--I do not remember exactly since it

was back in 1996. Anyway, I got the impression it was kind of like

when I would try to do push ups and my legs started shaking because I

was so tired. She had in 1994 had the kind of seizure where your

arms and legs are going all over according to her husband.

>

> Janet S

>

>

>

>

> Twitching, seizure, ???

>

>

>

> I had a bad seizure-like episode tonight. Before it, I ended up

> doing some stupid stuff and being angry for little or no reason,

and

> was worried I would hurt someone or myself. I felt weak, and

laid

> down. My arm started jerking uncontrollably - if I tried to stop

it,

> my shoulder and arm would jerk harder.

>

> This lasted about 15 minutes. It occurred on my " bad side " ,

where I

> have residual weakness and neuropathy.

>

> I would have thought it was a bad tic or twitching, but now I'm

> wondering if I was having an " aura " beforehand, and was acting

> irrationally. I have some residual weakness, and it took me

about an

> hour to resolve the mental symptoms.

>

> So I'm wondering if it was a focal seizure, or just severe

twitching

> (my arm was jumping more than 6 inches off the bed), or a variant

of

> myoclonus.

>

> I'm concerned because I just started some new medication,

Zithromax,

> for bronchitis, and I know that erythromycin has been implicated

in

> mito damage, but up until possibly now, I've been okay with

> Zithromax. Anyone have problems with Zithromax?

>

> I've had EEG's, brain MRI's, and two 48 hour EEG's, but they

didn't

> find any evidence of epilepsy.

>

> Take care,

> RH

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hope you continue to not have seizures. Although my mother probably had MELAS,

my sister was diagnosed with it and my son and I both have it, my son and I have

very mild symptoms. In 1997 when I was doing some initial testing at the

medical college in Milwaukee I had a spectroposy which measures lactic acid and

showed signs of seizures.

I actually can only remember 3 times in my life when I blacked out and fainted,

similiar to what my mother used to do. I am sure there are more times when I

blacked out but did not notice. I have never had the kind of seizure with arms

or legs moving thou to the best of my knowledge.

My son gets the abscence seizures where all of a sudden he will just be staring

when you are talking to him as if in a day dream. Sometimes it is hard to tell

the difference.

I do not know the criteria for seizure free--my sister had to be certified in

late 1995 by her physician to get her drivers license back after her coma in

1994. As far as my drivers license is concerned--I have never mentioned

anything about the MELAS. I do wear a medical necklace with the MELAS and

diabetes warning though.

Another wierd thing is that my mother was only diet control diabetes at 49 and

my sister was not diabetic at all at 33. I have been prediabetic since 18 and

on medication since 33. I think it has to do with body weight and metabolism.

They were both 5 ft 105 lbs and I was like 125-130 most of my life.

Janet S

Twitching, seizure, ???

>

>

>

> I had a bad seizure-like episode tonight. Before it, I ended up

> doing some stupid stuff and being angry for little or no reason,

and

> was worried I would hurt someone or myself. I felt weak, and

laid

> down. My arm started jerking uncontrollably - if I tried to stop

it,

> my shoulder and arm would jerk harder.

>

> This lasted about 15 minutes. It occurred on my " bad side " ,

where I

> have residual weakness and neuropathy.

>

> I would have thought it was a bad tic or twitching, but now I'm

> wondering if I was having an " aura " beforehand, and was acting

> irrationally. I have some residual weakness, and it took me

about an

> hour to resolve the mental symptoms.

>

> So I'm wondering if it was a focal seizure, or just severe

twitching

> (my arm was jumping more than 6 inches off the bed), or a variant

of

> myoclonus.

>

> I'm concerned because I just started some new medication,

Zithromax,

> for bronchitis, and I know that erythromycin has been implicated

in

> mito damage, but up until possibly now, I've been okay with

> Zithromax. Anyone have problems with Zithromax?

>

> I've had EEG's, brain MRI's, and two 48 hour EEG's, but they

didn't

> find any evidence of epilepsy.

>

> Take care,

> RH

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

A friend of mine had a similar experience where she went out of her head and

*misbehaved* so to speak (she got really angry and did some stupid stuff too).

It turned out to be seizure related. (she has seizures).

She is not a mito, or at least not diagnosed as one tho I suspect.....

ohgminion rakshasis@...> wrote:

I had a bad seizure-like episode tonight. Before it, I ended up

doing some stupid stuff and being angry for little or no reason, and

was worried I would hurt someone or myself. I felt weak, and laid

down. My arm started jerking uncontrollably - if I tried to stop it,

my shoulder and arm would jerk harder.

This lasted about 15 minutes. It occurred on my " bad side " , where I

have residual weakness and neuropathy.

I would have thought it was a bad tic or twitching, but now I'm

wondering if I was having an " aura " beforehand, and was acting

irrationally. I have some residual weakness, and it took me about an

hour to resolve the mental symptoms.

So I'm wondering if it was a focal seizure, or just severe twitching

(my arm was jumping more than 6 inches off the bed), or a variant of

myoclonus.

I'm concerned because I just started some new medication, Zithromax,

for bronchitis, and I know that erythromycin has been implicated in

mito damage, but up until possibly now, I've been okay with

Zithromax. Anyone have problems with Zithromax?

I've had EEG's, brain MRI's, and two 48 hour EEG's, but they didn't

find any evidence of epilepsy.

Take care,

RH

[Guest guest]

Were you conscious through out the whole episode?

Could it have been a myoclonic seizure? Did you contact your Neurologist yet?

Hugs,

Ann-Marie

Twitching, seizure, ???

I had a bad seizure-like episode tonight. Before it, I ended up

doing some stupid stuff and being angry for little or no reason, and

was worried I would hurt someone or myself. I felt weak, and laid

down. My arm started jerking uncontrollably - if I tried to stop it,

my shoulder and arm would jerk harder.

This lasted about 15 minutes. It occurred on my " bad side " , where I

have residual weakness and neuropathy.

I would have thought it was a bad tic or twitching, but now I'm

wondering if I was having an " aura " beforehand, and was acting

irrationally. I have some residual weakness, and it took me about an

hour to resolve the mental symptoms.

So I'm wondering if it was a focal seizure, or just severe twitching

(my arm was jumping more than 6 inches off the bed), or a variant of

myoclonus.

I'm concerned because I just started some new medication, Zithromax,

for bronchitis, and I know that erythromycin has been implicated in

mito damage, but up until possibly now, I've been okay with

Zithromax. Anyone have problems with Zithromax?

I've had EEG's, brain MRI's, and two 48 hour EEG's, but they didn't

find any evidence of epilepsy.

Take care,

RH

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[Guest guest]

Maybe myoclonic, I was conscious, but couldn't move the rest of my

body. I definitely was feeling ill before it, so luckily was laying

down.

No, I haven't called the neurologists office. I guess I didn't want

to say " By the way, after I saw you on Monday and I showed such good

strength, I got really wasted from all the neurological tests and

went home to have a seizure. " But I suppose I should tell her. I

just had a brain MRI about two months ago, and an EEG shortly before

that.

My mito doc was " yelling " at me to get my mastoiditis followed up,

because I have unsymmetrical acoustic reflexes, I hoping that's not

causing any brain involvement. Of course I'm sure this is stress-

related too - my younger son just had his ammonia and

lactate/pyruvate tested, and he behaved so these results should

stick - we'll know if he " probably has mito " or not. Last time, he

had a fit for almost 10 minutes before the test, so high lactate was

not considered reliable...

Oh, and I just finished my calculations for my dissertation, and am

finalizing my defense date.

I have a mental health break scheduled for March some time

Thanks to all of you for your input and caring on this; I have

absence seizures sometimes, but these " real " seizures (or myoclonic

seizures?) are much more annoying.

Take care,

RH

> Were you conscious through out the whole episode?

>

> Could it have been a myoclonic seizure? Did you contact your

Neurologist yet?

>

> Hugs,

> Ann-Marie

>

> Twitching, seizure, ???

>

>

>

> I had a bad seizure-like episode tonight. Before it, I ended up

> doing some stupid stuff and being angry for little or no reason,

and

> was worried I would hurt someone or myself. I felt weak, and

laid

> down. My arm started jerking uncontrollably - if I tried to stop

it,

> my shoulder and arm would jerk harder.

>

> This lasted about 15 minutes. It occurred on my " bad side " ,

where I

> have residual weakness and neuropathy.

>

> I would have thought it was a bad tic or twitching, but now I'm

> wondering if I was having an " aura " beforehand, and was acting

> irrationally. I have some residual weakness, and it took me

about an

> hour to resolve the mental symptoms.

>

> So I'm wondering if it was a focal seizure, or just severe

twitching

> (my arm was jumping more than 6 inches off the bed), or a variant

of

> myoclonus.

>

> I'm concerned because I just started some new medication,

Zithromax,

> for bronchitis, and I know that erythromycin has been implicated

in

> mito damage, but up until possibly now, I've been okay with

> Zithromax. Anyone have problems with Zithromax?

>

> I've had EEG's, brain MRI's, and two 48 hour EEG's, but they

didn't

> find any evidence of epilepsy.

>

> Take care,

> RH

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

((((HUGS)))))) Can I come too on the mental health break? A little trip to

Hawaii maybe?! We could let cabana boys wave palm leaves over us, and since it

is all a " mental " health break we can have perfect figures, and have energy and

time to go shopping for the perfect swimsuit and be able to eat all the

chocolate we want. Ah yes. sounds good to me! LOL. Hey, one day of staying

home and eating chocolate and playing Sims2 on the computer would be good for me

.

ohgminion rakshasis@...> wrote:

I have a mental health break scheduled for March some time

Take care,

RH

[Guest guest]

The most I can expect for my mental health break is to be able to

sleep 8 hours, take the kids to school and daycare, then sleep for

another 8 hours, then pick them up again. Believe me, nothing more

than that. If I'm really lucky, I might get to go out for dinner...

Vacation is a bit of a sore point for us lately - my husband has

three weeks of vacation, and is told to " use it all up " each year.

But I don't have a job yet, so he might just spend time sleeping

around the house for vacation. We have pets, so it's a hassle to

even go away for a day or two, let alone longer. I may not even get

vacation during my first year of work...

Take care,

RH

> I have a mental health break scheduled for March some time

>

> Take care,

> RH

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Vacation, what is that? I haven't had one for 13 years, at least not

what I would call one anyway. The closest I have come in 13 years is

going to a few of the UMDF conferences. Sad, that is me.

I do hope you get SOME kind of break, as I know we all need them, even

if it is for only a day at a time. You have to try to take care of you

so you can be their for your family.

ohgminion wrote:

>The most I can expect for my mental health break is to be able to

>sleep 8 hours, take the kids to school and daycare, then sleep for

>another 8 hours, then pick them up again. Believe me, nothing more

>than that. If I'm really lucky, I might get to go out for dinner...

>

>Vacation is a bit of a sore point for us lately - my husband has

>three weeks of vacation, and is told to " use it all up " each year.

>But I don't have a job yet, so he might just spend time sleeping

>around the house for vacation. We have pets, so it's a hassle to

>even go away for a day or two, let alone longer. I may not even get

>vacation during my first year of work...

>

>Take care,

>RH

>

>

>

>>I have a mental health break scheduled for March some time

>>

>>Take care,

>>RH

>>

>>

>>

>>

[Guest guest]

Yeah I know what you mean. I reserved a night away in a cabin for January 6-7

this year last September, where we would go up on my boyfriend's birthday (the

6th) and come back on my birthday, (the 7th). Well, it was already paid for, I

had everything arranged, and then my grandmother broke my hip, so I got it

replanned to have everything covered while I was gone, then Sharlene died, and I

had to redo all my plans to get it covered again, then the night before, my

friend Jeanne got sick and couldnt stay with my grandmother, so I had to REDO it

again at the last minute! and instead of getting away early afternoon one day,

and coming back late morning the next, we didnt get up there till 8:30 at night,

and I had to leave at 7:30 in the morning! All that work to get away for about

15 and a half hours, including traveling time.........

The stuff about Hawaii was meant to be a reference to daydreaming which is about

the only way I could get away for a vacation really! My REAL idea of a vacation

would just be an entire day at home on the computer relaxing, doing nothing, and

with my cell phone off! LOL

(((((HUGS))))) I DO know where you are coming from......

Btw I have worked at the same place for over three years. We dont get paid

vacation time there if we are hourly wage, just salary people do. Heck we

cant claim any hours even if we work them if it makes us go over forty hours, we

dont get paid time and a half for holidays (such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, New

Year's) which I work all the time, every year, and we dont get such niceties as

Christmas bonuses or paid vacations or sick days or..... you get the drift.

Medical insurance is also laughable. This is the reality of home health. And

then they wonder why they cant draw good quality people to the field! And we do

all this for a measly 7.50 an hour! Ironically enough, Mt. Nebo and the fiasco

it was, was the closest I have had to a vacation since over a year before Rick

died, so we are talking since 2001. My day consists of working 12-14 hours a

day, seven days a week. I dream of having 1 DAY off, just one......... I work

sick or well, crash or no crash, chest hurting

or not. Sometimes so sick from a crash I have to drag myself out of bed, and

consume caffeine just to make it out of the door. Did I mention my kidneys

hate caffeine and I used to avoid it like the plague? I have to take extra coq

just to function, except I ran out of the good stuff like two months ago, and am

taking cheap stuff... part of the time.... and dont have the money to replace

it with the good stuff. Which means I am now leaking potassium, which means I

have leg cramps and my chest hurts on a semi-regular basis. Did I mention I now

am overworking because life requires it, and fear the price that will be exacted

from me via my body at a later date? Something I would really worry about if I

had time to really worry, and wasnt so exhausted that I can sleep anyway.....I

fear having a crash or getting so sick, I cant function, because what happens

then? Not just to me, but all the people whose very lives/quality of life

depend on me to function? I guess someone else

would fill the gap, much like I had to fill Sharlene's, a gap that is still a

huge gaping emotional hole, and a void as far as need that still hasnt been

completely filled in. I miss her, on several levels. I often think, I need

to call her to let her know such and such, because only Sharlene would

understand.....Then I realize, with sadness, that I cant.

Believe me, I DO understand.....

With many (((((HUGS))))

ohgminion rakshasis@...> wrote:

The most I can expect for my mental health break is to be able to

sleep 8 hours, take the kids to school and daycare, then sleep for

another 8 hours, then pick them up again. Believe me, nothing more

than that. If I'm really lucky, I might get to go out for dinner...

Vacation is a bit of a sore point for us lately - my husband has

three weeks of vacation, and is told to " use it all up " each year.

But I don't have a job yet, so he might just spend time sleeping

around the house for vacation. We have pets, so it's a hassle to

even go away for a day or two, let alone longer. I may not even get

vacation during my first year of work...

Take care,

RH

[Guest guest]

I am so very sorry for the loss of your friend. That must be really hard,

especially when you have no time to even grieve.

Hugs,

laurie

[Guest guest]

I had one more recent, but it was August 13th in Florida

Hope the next vacation is less Category 5...

Take care,

RH

> >>I have a mental health break scheduled for March some time

> >>

> >>Take care,

> >>RH

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

[Guest guest]

I had one more recent, but it was August 13th in Florida

Hope the next vacation is less Category 5...

Take care,

RH

> >>I have a mental health break scheduled for March some time

> >>

> >>Take care,

> >>RH

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

[Guest guest]

We all have rough times, but I don't envy what you're going through.

Know that we're all thinking about you, mito's bad enough without

other issues making it harder to bear. I remember when my daughter

had pneumonia a few weeks ago, I was in the Emergency Room with her,

and my husband was home with the other kids. I wondered " What if

something happens to me while I'm trying to get her taken care of? "

Thoughts of my friends at knowing what I go through has

helped me through tough times. That is also helping me now, as I

wait to find out if my 4-year-old son is affected too.

I hope you'll be able to squeeze in some more rest time, I guess it

is hard to run your life with all that going on, but your job etc.

will have to wait if you are in the hospital, so don't let it get to

that.

Thanks for sharing, I'm sure it must be difficult for you even to

type such heartfelt things << >>

Take care and peace,

RH

>

>

> The most I can expect for my mental health break is to be able to

> sleep 8 hours, take the kids to school and daycare, then sleep for

> another 8 hours, then pick them up again. Believe me, nothing more

> than that. If I'm really lucky, I might get to go out for dinner...

>

> Vacation is a bit of a sore point for us lately - my husband has

> three weeks of vacation, and is told to " use it all up " each year.

> But I don't have a job yet, so he might just spend time sleeping

> around the house for vacation. We have pets, so it's a hassle to

> even go away for a day or two, let alone longer. I may not even get

> vacation during my first year of work...

>

> Take care,

> RH

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

We all have rough times, but I don't envy what you're going through.

Know that we're all thinking about you, mito's bad enough without

other issues making it harder to bear. I remember when my daughter

had pneumonia a few weeks ago, I was in the Emergency Room with her,

and my husband was home with the other kids. I wondered " What if

something happens to me while I'm trying to get her taken care of? "

Thoughts of my friends at knowing what I go through has

helped me through tough times. That is also helping me now, as I

wait to find out if my 4-year-old son is affected too.

I hope you'll be able to squeeze in some more rest time, I guess it

is hard to run your life with all that going on, but your job etc.

will have to wait if you are in the hospital, so don't let it get to

that.

Thanks for sharing, I'm sure it must be difficult for you even to

type such heartfelt things << >>

Take care and peace,

RH

>

>

> The most I can expect for my mental health break is to be able to

> sleep 8 hours, take the kids to school and daycare, then sleep for

> another 8 hours, then pick them up again. Believe me, nothing more

> than that. If I'm really lucky, I might get to go out for dinner...

>

> Vacation is a bit of a sore point for us lately - my husband has

> three weeks of vacation, and is told to " use it all up " each year.

> But I don't have a job yet, so he might just spend time sleeping

> around the house for vacation. We have pets, so it's a hassle to

> even go away for a day or two, let alone longer. I may not even get

> vacation during my first year of work...

>

> Take care,

> RH

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yeah, THAT would be a vacation to remember, or not.

ohgminion wrote:

>I had one more recent, but it was August 13th in Florida

>

>Hope the next vacation is less Category 5...

>

>Take care,

>RH

>

>

>>>>I have a mental health break scheduled for March some time

>>>>

>>>>Take care,

>>>>RH

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

[Guest guest]

Yeah, THAT would be a vacation to remember, or not.

ohgminion wrote:

>I had one more recent, but it was August 13th in Florida

>

>Hope the next vacation is less Category 5...

>

>Take care,

>RH

>

>

>>>>I have a mental health break scheduled for March some time

>>>>

>>>>Take care,

>>>>RH

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>