On March 22, 2009, at 3:00 A.M. Sunday morning, I woke up having a difficult time breathing and felt nauseated. I thought it was strange since I wasn’t sick. I was thinking of calling my parents or 911. Instead, I grabbed my two juzus and thought of my late grandparents. My breathing was very thin with a slight weezing sound. Then after about 10 minutes, I felt the air passage suddenly open up and everything became normal again as if nothing happened. If it continued, I would have called for assistance. I thought of death for a moment until I felt my breath again. I wonder if it was stress or was it something else?

I saw you the other day. You do not look well. I don’t think its just legislative exhaustion. You really look as though the vital force is being drained from you. Perhaps it is time to move on from the legislature to something else? I don’t think elective office is healthy for most people, but even a change to a different body may be a stop-gap measure for you. You are really such a nice guy — why destroy the rest of your life for politics?
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