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Question

Mon, 11/15/2010 - 14:45
Hey, just wondering.... does anyone with epilepsy usually call someone they trust or feel safe with right after they have a seizure? As in no matter where you are or with people you know such as your friends, you only come up with one or two names to call for help. Because everytime I have a seizure, there's usually only one or two names that immediately come to me to call for help which are my two friends I trust a lot which are Lydia Fang and Cheryl Han. Even with other friends around me, I tell them to call Lydia or Cheryl. I never think of calling family members for help. I dunno why. I trust Lydia and Cheryl more than I trust family members. So, I'm wondering if anyone has similar expierences. Calling people or friends you trust the most for help after a seizure. Another example is like two days ago on Sunday, I had a seizure at a food court after church service while having lunch with my friends. Later on they told me I had asked them to call Lydia for help when I first came out of my seizure but I don't remember telling anyone to call Lydia. 

Comments

Re: Question

Submitted by maria203m on Mon, 2010-11-15 - 19:27

 

i don't call anybody after i have a seizure because most of the time that i have one i'm at school, but i think that if i was at home or some other place like the mall, i would probably call someone i trust.

 

i don't call anybody after i have a seizure because most of the time that i have one i'm at school, but i think that if i was at home or some other place like the mall, i would probably call someone i trust.

Re: Question

Submitted by Sophs64833 on Tue, 2010-11-16 - 03:39
Oh, I call either of my two friends no matter where I am. School, mall, church or home.

Re: Question

Submitted by abelle on Tue, 2010-11-16 - 11:20

 

  I don't always call but I'm usually around someone. I have called before, depending on how bad my seizure was. I have unfortunately grown "accustomed' to them. If it's a minor one, complex partial, I've gotten where I'll go in my room and stay in bed.  I recommend calling someone though. Sometimes my brain is just saying, "Go lay down" and not thinking about what I should do.

 

  I don't always call but I'm usually around someone. I have called before, depending on how bad my seizure was. I have unfortunately grown "accustomed' to them. If it's a minor one, complex partial, I've gotten where I'll go in my room and stay in bed.  I recommend calling someone though. Sometimes my brain is just saying, "Go lay down" and not thinking about what I should do.

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