This is a great website with information for young people (or old) about epilepsy and things you might like to know if you meet (or have) a friend (or loved one) with epilepsy.
One of my dearest friends in college had epilepsy and when he had a seizure, I always expected it to be the grand mal type - the very dramatic seizures you sometimes see on TV. However, more often, his seizures would consist of staring behavior. He was good at explaining what had happened afterwards so I learned by being around him how subtle a seizure could be (at least to the outside observer.)
Websites like this are well worth a look for all of us. Educating ourselves about disabilities is worth a ten or twenty minute investment of time - in the event that, one day, we may meet a person who has epilepsy.
Information like this is very helpful in overcoming myths we may have about epilepsy.
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My friend Mark just found out he has epilepsy and told me and I've been scared to be around him. I will go read some of this stuff. I guess maybe I have bought into stories I've heard instead of finding out real information.
Thanks for visiting, and thanks for the great comments.
I am guilty of messing this post up a bit...I apologize. The link at the bottom of the page is not supposed to be there and I for the life of me cannot tell you how I did this. I just wanted to post a comment:
Really great post. It is important for all of us to look into what E. is and how to react to it. When people are not afraid, they are more accepting.
Thanks and so sorry for my ineptitude...
Paula Apodaca
E. Is For Epilepsy by Paula apodaca
http:www.epilepsy-paula.blogspot.com
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