Contrasts

From unconsciousness in the morning to watching football in the afternoon; it's getting harder. It's difficult to know quite how to proceed, with a malady that's unexplained and unpredictable. One would like all medical mysteries explained and solved, but that is not to be, at least not right now. Back in George Eliot's time, this sort of thing was vaguely called something like "the spasms", "vapors", or "spells." Back in the mid 1800's, they used leeches, blistering, bleeding, and an assortment of powders, pills, and liquid medicaments. There's no better treatment today, although there's a crisp term for it: Syncope. And a battery of tests to determine it, but - no treatment. Just watching and waiting, and chocolate truffles.