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Common for both twins to have epilepsy?
Tue, 11/28/2006 - 15:56Comments
Re: Common for both twins to have epilepsy?
Submitted by twin01 on Wed, 2009-01-21 - 18:29
I am an identical twin, and my sister and I were both diagnosed with epilepsy when we were 2 yrs old. We were part of a study on this very subject, and what we've learned is that when the egg splits, there is trauma to the nucleus. I don't know common it is for this to happen, but it must be common enough for them to decide to do a study on it.
This information was a great relief to our mother, because the doctors had been telling for years that it was something that happened while she pregnant, thus making her feel very guilty!
-Heather.
I am an identical twin, and my sister and I were both diagnosed with epilepsy when we were 2 yrs old. We were part of a study on this very subject, and what we've learned is that when the egg splits, there is trauma to the nucleus. I don't know common it is for this to happen, but it must be common enough for them to decide to do a study on it.
This information was a great relief to our mother, because the doctors had been telling for years that it was something that happened while she pregnant, thus making her feel very guilty!
-Heather.
ofacetx, Whether you believe
Submitted by joshuabybee on Sun, 2017-12-03 - 14:38
ofacetx, Whether you believe God exists or not is up to you, but as God states in the Bible He leaves that decision up to us, He will not force any decision on us. He did not make robots, but He made man in His own image with free will, so it is up to your own free will to have faith in God and Jesus Christ or not. I have seen Him work in my life and others lives because of my epilepsy that He gave me and wanted to use as a way to see how I would respond to it, if I would use it for my own gain or the gain of the Lord, and I chose to use it for His gain rather than mine. So as John 7:17 says "Anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own."