my daughter and school

That is a big problem. November is the month of Epilepsy Awareness. So many people out there don't understand Epilepsy so they are frightened by it. I live in Maine and have been in touch with our Senator and Govenor here to get the Awareness out there. The teachers need to be educated about epilepsy and also the other students. There are many employers who won't hire people because they are afraid of epilepsy because they aren't educated on the hidded disability. I am now working on being an advocate for the Epilepsy Foundation so I can get out there and tell them the story of my life and my ups & downs having to live with epilepsy since 16yrs old in a world that doesn't have a clue what we have to go through. Good luck with your daughter. Get some pamplets on epilepsy from your Neurologist to give to her teacher and explain what the teacher should do if she see her going into a seizure. Depending on how friendly the other students are, the teacher may want to explain your daughters seizures and let them know it is just something she has to live with and it isn't anything to be afraid of. Let them know every one has health problems and this just happen to be something she has and has to take medication for and that the medication sometimes doesn't work and she may have a spell. It will ease a lot of stress off your daughter knowing that the students have been talked to abou it, and also that the teacher isn't going to treat her any differently just because of her seizures. This is just a little something you can try or not. But these are things I will be talking about when my advocacy work starts up. I just had my Right Temporal Lobe Surgery 2 1/2 wks ago and I plan on educating as many people on this subject as I can the rest of my life. God Bless you and good luck to you and your little girl. Cathy

First is your daughter understanding everything with her school work? Or do you feel you are reteaching her when she gets home? Call your Epilepsy Foundation in your area. Get brochures on epilepsy and videos that may help the teacher feel a bit better. You personally should go in and talk with her and give her a run down of your daughters seizures. We always have fear when we are introduced to something new. But that fear will go away in time when she gains some knowledge. SHare your knowledge with her, to help her fears to go away. THen possible your daughter will feel a bit better about her teacher too. take care Lisa http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsyapproach/