PERSONAL THOUGHTS

I'm ready to go back to work today after ending up in the emergency room after lunch Monday. Seems I had one of my occasional epileptic seizures at work, and the next thing I knew was being loaded up into one of Polk County EMS's boxcars for the $300+ ride to Lakeland Regional Medical Centre. Of course, I was ready to leave about ten minutes after arriving, but since I had to be cleared to return to work today, I had to stick around until, it turns out, approximately 4 1/2 hours...which for them is actually speedy.

Epilepsy is something I have lived with for almost all of my adult life. Although I take Neurontin to control the number and severity of the seizures, they can still occur anytime, anywhere. The one yesterday at work was the first I had suffered in approximately six months.

There is another gentleman in my work group that has epilepsy as well; his is much more controlled to the point that he will be seeking restoration of his driving privileges soon, which means he has not had a seizure in over a year.