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epilepsy has ruined my life.

Wed, 11/20/2013 - 17:14
epilepsy has ruined my life. and it pisses me off how people think nothing of the diagnosis. it doesn't get the attention it needs for sure. when i was a kid, i didn't plan to NOT get a drivers license. i didn't plan on spending money on medicine for the rest of my life. i didn't plan that in the future it would be life-threatning to cross the road, cuz what if i have a seizure there? i hate this shit, and pardon my french, but this shit is too much, and it needs to get way more attention.

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Re: epilepsy has ruined my life.

Submitted by 2nd-2-None on Wed, 2013-11-20 - 18:38

2nd-2-None

Hey sesat13,

It sounds like your having a tough time and beating yourself up a little bit. Don't feel alone, I do the same thing from time to time. A very smart man once told me that life places the heaviest burdens on only those who can carry the weight. Epilepsy does limit certain things in life, but it also grants you the opportunity to REALLY take a look at the beautiful things in life that most people take for granted. Keep your head up!

2nd-2-None

Hey sesat13,

It sounds like your having a tough time and beating yourself up a little bit. Don't feel alone, I do the same thing from time to time. A very smart man once told me that life places the heaviest burdens on only those who can carry the weight. Epilepsy does limit certain things in life, but it also grants you the opportunity to REALLY take a look at the beautiful things in life that most people take for granted. Keep your head up!

Re: epilepsy has ruined my life.

Submitted by 15042runner2Dreams on Wed, 2013-11-20 - 18:53

Hey sesat13

I get what you are saying! We all do. Everyone on this website is effected with seizures and get what you are saying!!

You are not alone. Stay strong.

 

 

Hey sesat13

I get what you are saying! We all do. Everyone on this website is effected with seizures and get what you are saying!!

You are not alone. Stay strong.

 

 

Re: epilepsy has ruined my life.

Submitted by joel2 on Thu, 2013-11-21 - 01:38

Welcome to the club , take it from a Frenchman with over 46 years history in epilepsy .                                             You are paying too much attention on the negative , driving is not a benefit it is a waste of money in gas insurance maintenance in short your worste investement .

Can you die from Epilepsy , sure , when you compare with the normal population your odds are pretty similar . By the way I went to the funeral of 6 of my own MD . Sound like they all should have been epileptic.

Follow your MD advice take your meds and I will talk to you again in 46 years 

Welcome to the club , take it from a Frenchman with over 46 years history in epilepsy .                                             You are paying too much attention on the negative , driving is not a benefit it is a waste of money in gas insurance maintenance in short your worste investement .

Can you die from Epilepsy , sure , when you compare with the normal population your odds are pretty similar . By the way I went to the funeral of 6 of my own MD . Sound like they all should have been epileptic.

Follow your MD advice take your meds and I will talk to you again in 46 years 

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