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Nightmare Trip
Fri, 11/17/2017 - 21:33Topic: Teen Zone
Hey my name is David and I am 18 years old and I have been diagnosed with gran mild seizures for over a year now. My most recent one was perhaps the scariest. Me and my friends decided to take a trip to Great America and what was supposed to be a fun trip turned into a nightmare. We were headed back and I had dropped one of my friends off and I was driving as I pulled out of his driveway it hit me, I had a seizure and my friends didn’t know what to do so they called 911 and the ambulance arrived and rushed me to the hospital. Now, I am faced with a huge hospital bill that has turned into a burden since my lisence got suspended by my doctor and making money is harder than ever without a way to transport my self please help me out and donate to my gofundme to help me raise funds to pay off this burden of a bill I have anything helps I would really appreciate it thanks.
(edited - gofundme campaign deleted)
So for over a year you have
Submitted by just_joe on Sat, 2017-11-18 - 19:00
So for over a year you have been driving. Generally here in the States the neurologist or even the PCP fills out paperwork which is required by law that you are not to drive for a certain period of time without a seizure. You are 18 and this happened. I know a little more about having to do things without driving. It can be done but it will take a little more time to get to and from work.You see I too have epilepsy and you would be my grand sons age. I have never driven and I worked from the age of 13-14 and earned money. I have only been living and dealing with epilepsy for 50+ years and do know you can talk to the hospital and doctors and try to make payments monthly. They will do that if you contact them. If you have a job then find out another way to get to work. I rode busses and had friends from work picking me up. I would offer them a few bucks for gas or bought them coffee or a big gulp. It does work out and you can get to and from places and keep your job that brings in money...