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Well, my Cecily is off again. She was recovering slowly from her stroke of last August 7th and on evening a couple of weeks ago I found her on the bathroom floor very dazed and definitely not with it. Also very weak, finally called 911 and took her to hospital. All test were OK - not another stroke. Sent her home 2 days later with a Holter monitor on for 24 hours. The findings showed a low pulse that went as low as 33 and some pauses so next week she gets a pacemker. I've wondered about her ups and downs and both doctors think that the variable pulse could have contributed to the ups and downs. The ups and downs I am talking about are not the ons and offs of PD - they have been variation in cognition and speaking. I hope that this is the last bad luck for this gal - she never utters a word of complaint or depression - I seem to be the one who is the worry wart. Incidentally, they asked for her medication schedule which I gave them ( I even had to supply the Mirapex). The hospital called our MD and asked about her meds and he told him (her ?) to follow my recommendations as I knew best what she was taking. Afew hours before taking her home the nurse came around with her meds and I noticed that she was only getting half the Mirapex - on investigation I found that the pharmacist had written up her meds for only half the Mirapex. I am trying to simmer down before writhing to the hospital managers and venting my spleen. Bob Anibal CG for my princess Cecily 78/ 20