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Mon, 02/11/2013 - 17:47Comments
Re: help
Submitted by Chrissyml on Tue, 2013-02-12 - 20:25
I agree with Gandalf that you shouldn't be driving if you're having uncontrolled seizures. I've known of a couple of people who started having seizures and didn't report it because they wanted to continue driving. One woman was with her mother and had a myclonic seizure while holding her baby. Her arms went flying up in the air and she dropped the baby. The other woman had an accident while driving, with her daughter in the vehicle.
If you continue to drive while having seizures, when you have actually been seizure free for long enough to get a license again, chances are your doctor won't believe you.
I agree with Gandalf that you shouldn't be driving if you're having uncontrolled seizures. I've known of a couple of people who started having seizures and didn't report it because they wanted to continue driving. One woman was with her mother and had a myclonic seizure while holding her baby. Her arms went flying up in the air and she dropped the baby. The other woman had an accident while driving, with her daughter in the vehicle.
If you continue to drive while having seizures, when you have actually been seizure free for long enough to get a license again, chances are your doctor won't believe you.
Re: help
Submitted by Gandalf on Tue, 2013-02-12 - 11:58
If you are having seizures you should not try to drive at all! As you have alteady seen, having a seizure while behind the wheel can be disastrous for far mor vulnerable thing than mailboxes. You could have hit pedestrians, another car, killing or causing them serious injury, or a tree etc with the same efffect on yourself.
Driving with uncontrolled seizures is very dangerous and should be avoided at all costs , as I have since mine became uncontrolled again 30 years ago. During all those years , I have had to rely on my parests, with whom I still live. If you do not have family members or other caregivers, find a friend who will give you rides.
Happy VAlentine's DAy, and good luck, Gandalf
If you are having seizures you should not try to drive at all! As you have alteady seen, having a seizure while behind the wheel can be disastrous for far mor vulnerable thing than mailboxes. You could have hit pedestrians, another car, killing or causing them serious injury, or a tree etc with the same efffect on yourself.
Driving with uncontrolled seizures is very dangerous and should be avoided at all costs , as I have since mine became uncontrolled again 30 years ago. During all those years , I have had to rely on my parests, with whom I still live. If you do not have family members or other caregivers, find a friend who will give you rides.
Happy VAlentine's DAy, and good luck, Gandalf