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So much different than I thought.

Mon, 01/21/2019 - 20:50
About a year ago I started seeing a man I've known for about 14 years. I knew he had developed some health issues due to an accident, but didn't know the full extent of the after effects until about a month into our relationship. My first experience with his seizures was not what I expected. I have seen convulsing seizures and focal seizures where people stare or even make small motions, but he walked and talked. He rubbed his legs and repeated 'I'm sorry' 'I'm okay' and 'Oh my god' over and over for what seemed like forever, but was actually a few minutes. It's odd like its him talking but not really him. In the passed year I have been there through a combination of both convulsiving seizures and these where he talks. Generally I just pray silently and try to sooth him by talking to him. Today when it was happening while we were in the car I asked a direct question 'Are you okay?' And he replied in third person 'he's okay'. It was the oddest thing. A minute later he is back to himself. Anybody have a loved one that talks during their seizures?

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