Not A Gracious Host.....

You may think that I am talking about us going to a party and they weren't very kind, but no...I am talking about a little something I brought back with me from Hawaii. A souvenir that I did not purchase, nor did I ask for, but was thrust upon me due to some sort of unbridled hatred Hawaii has for me.

It all started about 3 years ago when my family took a trip there. When we first got there I had my first body-boarding experience and lets just say that the ten foot waves had no mercy. I was taken down and taken down hard and salt water filled my sinuses. Yep, the next day I woke up with a sinus infection to which I suggested I go to the doctor but was told that we would wait until we got home. So, I spent 6 out of my 7 day trip to Hawaii miserable.

Fast forwarding to a couple days after the Honeymoon. I had been getting the worst migraines the last couple of weeks and a very sensitive neck. So, I went to go visit the ever amazing Dr.Mike Okouchi who did a strength test here and touched my neck there, and he says, "Whoa, your whole body is on lock down....did you get bitten by something?" To which I replied that a couple of mosquito's had bitten me in Hawaii. "Dude, that's not good"

Apparently there was a Japanese mosquito and I was it's Pearl Harbor. It had me in its sights and it left me with a couple of uninvited guests in the form of a parasitic infection. So, he gave me some supplements that started to work almost instantly and now here I am. Why is it that one of my favorite places in the world has it in for me? I guess I may never know....but cheers to Dr. Mike and thank goodness for supplements whose main ingredient is garlic. As my dear wife said, "It is like coming home to an Italian restaurant every night!" Lovely.