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Epilesy & car carsh

Fri, 12/01/2006 - 09:23
I passed my driving test 3 months ago. I had myself a lovely Ford Ka. It was great driving everywhere, just being able to get in the car and go where ever you want to go, it was fantanstic. A week ago i had a grand mal fit when i was driving, i havent got any memory of the crash, i only remember from about 5 mins before. i came round to find myself in the car with loads of people looking at me. i didnt know what they was looking at, they was looking because the car was on its roof with me in it. i have a bit whiplash but thats all, i could of been really hurt or even worse dead. i went and seen the car yesterday to get my stuff out of it and its only really just sunk in what has happened. my car is getting written off. when i think out it i keep getting upset. im not allowed to drive for a year now. it gives me a year to consider whether i want to drive again. has anyone else been through this?

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Re: Epilesy & car carsh

Submitted by INACLASSBYMYLONESOME on Fri, 2006-12-01 - 10:42
Sad to say I have had two seizures while driving. Neither time, god willing, I was left without a scratch of any kind, both times I had been driving my mothers van, so you know you wasn;t a happy camper. Its a struggle having to live life without being able to drive, this I do know. Expectation is the mother of disappointment....

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