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High school and Epilepsy
Sun, 08/26/2007 - 23:30Topic: Teen Zone
Hi everyone my name is Gina; I am 17 years old and a senior in high school. Even though my epilepsy isn't sever I still really feel like a total out sider. It’s not that fun epically at school. I struggle in school a lot epically when it comes to school home work and making new friends because they don’t always get what we are going through in our every day lives. I love to swim in the pool all the time. I also take private piano lesions and do crafts in my spare time for fun like knitting bags and more. I find them very fun. I don’t drive which is pirty disappointing because all of my friends get to. Does anyone feel the same way as me? Talk to ya’ll later.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: High school and Epilepsy
Submitted by sferraro on Wed, 2007-09-19 - 00:59
I use to drink a lot more in highschool, when my I was seizure free for almost six months, but nowadays when I go to parties and stuff I basically hold my drink more than actually drink it. I'll sip on it. Most of the time I have nothing to drink, because my friends are so protective, but when I really get the urge to drink. I'll just do it with a small group of friends who know me well so that they A) make sure nothing is in it, B) make sure i don't drink too much, and C) know what to do if I do have a seizure. Congrats to your son being seizure free for 2 1/2 months! That's awesome and I hope he is having a great time in college!
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Submitted by senior mom on Tue, 2007-10-02 - 22:01
Hi execwife, This is the first time I've replied to anything like this on the web. What do you mean by: "a confidentiality letter making them aware of his medical situation and classroom accomodations."? Can I see an example? My daughter is 18. She still hasn't decided what to do next year. She hasn't done well in math and isn't interested in chemistry--she's not interested in going to a 4-year college. Her dad and I think the medication causes her to have a tougher time learning/remembering, as well as curbing her wit and physical motivation. She's open to trying for a 2-year associate's degree at a vocational college, but the decision-pot is just simmering on the back burner without much motivation for considering options. She's never been seizure free long enough to get a driver's license. My concern is, what happens when she is no longer eligible for my insurance through work? The regular price of her medication is $1,000 per 34 days! I'm trying to take all this a day at a time, but yikes! I think she needs a little more guidance than the typical student. I try to remember certain situations are beyond my control and hand it over in prayer.
--high school senior mom
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Submitted by execwife on Mon, 2007-09-10 - 22:48
Hi, My son is 19 and a freshman in college this year. He had to stop driving in his senior year in H.S. because he was having day seizures,he normally has nocturnal seizures. As a parent the hardest thing I did this summer is to let go. I told him that if he wanted to sleep out or go out with his friends late at night that it was OK. After all he makes good choices. His friends will drive him where needed and he helps them out with giving them gas money.He wears dog tags with medical I.D. and carries a med card. His closest friends are all aware and know what to do. As he makes new friends he hasn't told any of them about his epilepsy yet. Tomorrow he will give his teachers a confidentiality letter making them aware of his medical situation and classroom accomodations. To many side effects. I truly don't know how he does it.Any advice that you can give me to help continue support him would be greatly appreciated. He still is having a very difficult time with not being able to drive. He has been 2 1/2 months seizure free. I can't remember the last time he was seizure free for this long. How do you handle the drinking (beer) when you're at parties? My son nurses his drink more then he actually drinks it.