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I've been there, I've done that.. Now I want to help you guys

Tue, 09/10/2013 - 02:16

Hello fellow teenagers...

My name's Austin. I am 19 years old living with Epilepsy, and I want to help you out. I dealt with a lot of confusion, lonliness, and depression around 2008-2009 ever since I was diagnosed with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy.

With the help of this website, as well as my family and friends, and of course my doctor, I learned to control my JME. I have about one seizure a year, and that's it. I'm currently interning and I'm going to a nice college. I'm going to do what I love with my life. Epilepsy will not hold you back; it will only change you, and make you a more ambitious person. But it's NOT EASY.

Please contact me guys, if you just want someone to talk to. It made all the difference when I was a younger teen, and I want to be there for you guys as well. It's a terrible thing to think about, and I want to show you how to, well, live easier.

Just trying to reach out. This forum has worked wonders for me since 2008 and I want to give back. 

Just hit me up. I'm here, I'll listen, and I'll help.

-Austin

Comments

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Submitted by mereloaded on Tue, 2013-09-10 - 20:48
Yes Joe! I forgot that the meds makes him a little slow when he first take him. I totally forgot about the side effects... and YES! he has the same photographic memory as you describe. It does take him a bit to read, but it is remarkable how he is able to remember everything with such precision. I guess I am tired of the late nighters! I have 3 kids and need to go to bed at a decent time hahah. Thank you so much.

Mereloaded I read faster when

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 2014-03-30 - 22:12
Mereloaded I read faster when I was in elementary school but then reading slower was fine since it didn't take as long to memorize things. My memory has always been good and at times I can remember who sat next to who in 3rd grade. Better yet what perfume a certain teacher wore since I fell in love with her while in 4th grade

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