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My story with epilepsy

Post a new topicby livingwith on Tue Sep 11, 2007 10:43 am

My name is Julie, I was diagnosed with epilepsy when I was 14. Although the doctors think I was born with it. It started out to be only petite mal and with in about 2yrs I was haveing partial complex. They some what got them under control. Until I was in a car accident when I was 19.
All of a sudden at least from what i remember I started to have grand-mals. The doctors said that it was probably there before the accident. I didnt care I was too depressed I just wanted it to stop. My parents I t...Read the full article
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Re: My story with epilepsy

Post a new topicby Chey on Fri Oct 05, 2007 8:53 pm

That is really great to hear and I hope many others hear and listen to your words. My seizure problem most likely isn't as bad as most others, although it has been worsening of late. I'm believing that we're putting on the brakes to it. Just life in general has been kind of soupy and really didn't need seizure disorder 202 to join the mix right now. But your story just shows there is hope.
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