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It's time to quit hiding
Sat, 06/09/2012 - 08:20Comments
Re: It's time to quit hiding
Submitted by 3Hours2Live on Sat, 2012-06-09 - 19:38
Re: It's time to quit hiding
Submitted by rebmil on Sun, 2012-06-10 - 22:34
I started having grand mal seizures in my sleep since 2009. Doctors have only told me I have a seizure disorder, they have never said I have epilepsy. The only people who know I have seizures is my immediate family. When I used to work at a gaming establishment, I told them I had seizures, but only in my sleep. After working there for a long time, they claim I made a big monetary mistake and since it was that big of an amount, they let me go. I think they made a bs excuse about the monetary mistake, just to get rid of me because I have seizures and they did not want to be liable if I ever had a seizure while on the job and got hurt and sued them. So now at my new job, I have not mentioned anything about my seiuzres. Because like the other poster said, when you mention to your employer or prospective employer you have seizures, they will not hire you or do something or say something you did to make you lose your job. The law says that people with seizures cannot be discriminated against, but employers still do it and get away wtih it. So if I have seizures, it is none of my employers business but my own because I only have seizures when I am sleeping, never awake. Seizures and epilepsy is still looked down upon in our society and people who have these disorders are thought of less than a person. And that is not right. We people who have seizures and epilepsy are still PEOPLE and we should be treated with respect!
I started having grand mal seizures in my sleep since 2009. Doctors have only told me I have a seizure disorder, they have never said I have epilepsy. The only people who know I have seizures is my immediate family. When I used to work at a gaming establishment, I told them I had seizures, but only in my sleep. After working there for a long time, they claim I made a big monetary mistake and since it was that big of an amount, they let me go. I think they made a bs excuse about the monetary mistake, just to get rid of me because I have seizures and they did not want to be liable if I ever had a seizure while on the job and got hurt and sued them. So now at my new job, I have not mentioned anything about my seiuzres. Because like the other poster said, when you mention to your employer or prospective employer you have seizures, they will not hire you or do something or say something you did to make you lose your job. The law says that people with seizures cannot be discriminated against, but employers still do it and get away wtih it. So if I have seizures, it is none of my employers business but my own because I only have seizures when I am sleeping, never awake. Seizures and epilepsy is still looked down upon in our society and people who have these disorders are thought of less than a person. And that is not right. We people who have seizures and epilepsy are still PEOPLE and we should be treated with respect!
Re: It's time to quit hiding
Submitted by goofyheather on Sat, 2012-06-09 - 17:13
I am glad you aren't hiding. I just found out that I have epilepsy after being misdiagnosed with something else for the past 20 years. I figure that it is better to be open with everyone about it from the beginning since it will make it easier down the road. I already have enough issues as it is with my health so why start hiding this, right? I actually start back to work on Monday. I am hoping that things go well but am glad that my immediate supervisor has a daughter that has grand mals regularly so knows what to do and can handle anything including my partial seizures that are more like fainting and dizzy spells easily enough. I just hope the rest of the office will be just as supportive. So far the rest of my family and friends that have found out what the doctors said a month ago, have been very supportive and keep us going when we do start to feel overwhelmed with all of this news and adjustments with the new things in our life. Good luck with things!
I am glad you aren't hiding. I just found out that I have epilepsy after being misdiagnosed with something else for the past 20 years. I figure that it is better to be open with everyone about it from the beginning since it will make it easier down the road. I already have enough issues as it is with my health so why start hiding this, right? I actually start back to work on Monday. I am hoping that things go well but am glad that my immediate supervisor has a daughter that has grand mals regularly so knows what to do and can handle anything including my partial seizures that are more like fainting and dizzy spells easily enough. I just hope the rest of the office will be just as supportive. So far the rest of my family and friends that have found out what the doctors said a month ago, have been very supportive and keep us going when we do start to feel overwhelmed with all of this news and adjustments with the new things in our life. Good luck with things!