Chain Reaction: Our Trip to Homosassa Springs Florida

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Our Trip to Homosassa Springs Florida

3 comments:

Herrad said...: Hello,

Please could you go and visit The Wheel of Fortuna and leave a supportive message for Steve.

His partner BobRobert is in the local hospice and is not expected to live much longer.

It is not so long since his diagnosis which makes it all even more sad.

Thanks for your support.

Love,
Herrad; April 19, 2010
Robert Lewis and Jennifer Hodson said...: Beautiful photos and nice Zoo. I have seen many zoos but never visited Florida.

You have some helpful stuff on your blogs so thanks for that.

I came accross your blog looking up problems with baclofen. Something is making my heart race and baclofen might be interacting with other drugs I take.

You commented about neurontin which is a drug that was given to me for some M.S. symptoms but that use of neurontin has been discontinued in Canada where I live.

Keep up the good work with your blogs and do your best to live well with MS.; April 25, 2010
Diane J Standiford said...: Live flamingoes freak me out--weird, right? I prefer plastic. Must be the MS.; April 28, 2010

For those who don't know MS first hand - An Important Excerpt from Wikipedia on MS:

The person with MS can suffer almost any neurological symptom or sign, including changes in sensation (hypoesthesias and paraesthesias), muscle weakness, muscle spasms, or difficulty in moving;^[15] difficulties with coordination and balance (ataxia);^[15] problems in speech (dysarthria) or swallowing (dysphagia),^[16] visual problems (nystagmus, optic neuritis, or diplopia),^[17] fatigue, acute or chronic pain,^[18]^[19] and bladder and bowel difficulties.^[19]^[20] Cognitive impairment of varying degrees and emotional symptoms of depression or unstable mood are also common.^[21]^[22] The main clinical measure of disability progression and symptom severity is the Expanded Disability Status Scale or EDSS.^[23]

Multiple sclerosis relapses are often unpredictable, occurring without warning and without obvious inciting factors. Some attacks, however, are preceded by common triggers. Relapses occur more frequently during spring and summer.^[24] Infections such as the common cold, influenza, or gastroenteritis increase the risk of relapse.^[25]^[26] Stress may also trigger an attack.