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High school and Epilepsy

Sun, 08/26/2007 - 23:30
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.

Comments

Hi I attend Broadneck Senior

Submitted by Mel hates JME on Fri, 2007-10-12 - 20:39
Hi I attend Broadneck Senior Highschool, I am so sorry about your friends and people teasing you, you'd think at this age people would be better at understanding? My buddy James has been making things rough, so I told him exactly how I felt and we sort of don't talk anymore, he felt that he had the need to tell people anything I had told him, and answer any questions about me since he thought he knew a lot about me, this whole thing has brought on new situations, and with the old ones its hard to take in, but it gets easier, right?? I am sorry you can't drive, but there are other ways of transportation! =) I have more jerks then anything else, but since July have had 1-4? grand mal seizures in my sleep, I've never had one around my friends before, but have had to leave my friends because I felt I was going to, and didn't want them around it, I tend to just make jokes, and try to sound happy about the hole situation, make it sound cool, my friends believe that it doesn't bother me, but it's annoying to be around my friends and at 6:30 every day I have to stop whatever I am doing to go take my pills, I'm trying to get my stamina back so life is easier and I am able to move more without feeling bad but so far have only brought on seizures, what are complex parcial, I am so sorry you have to go through them in school, that must be rough, how do you do it and be pretty upbeat? =)

Hi I am a senior as well at

Submitted by G_S_M on Fri, 2007-10-12 - 22:10
Hi I am a senior as well at Sonora high school. What exactly happens when you have a grand mall seizure? I use to have them when i was 9 years old. All I remember is that they were really scarry. I use to have them at school in 3rd grade and didn't know when they were going to come on. When ever i have a seizure around people i can't respond to them right away. My face turns red and I start laughing. Thats cool that when anyone asks you about your epilepsy you just act cool about it. Since i can't drive are your gas prices up really high? All we need is better transportation and I wouldn't of Recognized it if it wasn't for my epilepsy. We can save the Enviroment. I have to take pills everyday as well. I have learned from having epilepsy that everyday is a new day and make it worth while. talk to you later From Gina

Re: Hi I am a senior as well at

Submitted by Mel hates JME on Sat, 2007-10-13 - 19:17
Haha, uuuuhhhh I don't really remember much about my grand mal ones, basically from what my mom told me, you make weird noises shake VIOLENTLY, and it's not a pretty thing, I'm sorry about your seizures, and I also take medicine daily, two times, ugh, not fun, but I dunno, people seem to respond better to a happy go lucky person whom doesn't care then some one mourning over it, it even makes me feel a little better when I'm with friends, and yeah, gas is like a good 3 dollars now, with those who can't drive we can car pool and ride bikes and all that good stuff, fighting with Al Gore?

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