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Outrageous Questions about Epilepsy

Wed, 02/18/2015 - 18:06

Ok, I dont know how many of you have been asked silly questions about epilepsy but I had a man ask me if he could catch seizures through sex. Has anyone else been plagued with ridiculous questions?

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You would be amazed at the

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2015-02-18 - 21:12
You would be amazed at the questions many of us have been asked.In the 1960's a lot of people were still being put in homes awat from te public.. I heard people ask me what is was like being in a home. When I told him I wasn't in a home he asked if I had ran away from it.

Common peculiar questions are

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 2015-04-04 - 20:03
Common peculiar questions are:"do seizures hurt?""do you trust in the lord?""what happened?" "how did that effect your ability to learn?"  Thinking epilepsy is an STD is a new height of stupidity.  

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