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02-04-2009, 10:25 AM
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Valentine's Day—Not Just for Lovers!As stores fill to bursting with bright red Mylar balloons, heart-shaped boxes of chocolates and mountains of envelope-encased sentiments in honor of the patron saint of lovers, St. Valentine, remember that he is also the patron saint of epilepsy. Medicine and religion have long been intertwined, however medical practitioners were sometimes regarded skeptically in medieval times causing people to seek spiritual intervention for their illnesses. In addition, brain disorders in the 14th and 15th centuries were widely regarded as supernatural phenomena incited by evil spirits or the devil. Because many people believed their symptoms were the work of dark spiritual forces, it made sense for them to combat their perceived tormenters with an antidote to evil in the form of saints—in particular patron saints, who were believed to have restorative abilities for specific ailments. Information on the origins of St. Valentine's connection to epilepsy differs. Some accounts suggest he is connected to epilepsy because the name Valentine is similar to the German word for "fallen." Epilepsy was once known as the "falling sickness" because some seizures caused a person to lose consciousness and fall. Still other legends propose that a 3rd century bishop named Valentine von Terni freed the son of a Roman orator from an epileptic seizure. The good news is, medical research and an increasing variety of scientifically proven therapies have improved the lives of the over 3 million people living with epilepsy in the United States, significantly diminishing the need to turn to supernatural forces for respite! So this Valentine's Day, amid all the sugar-coated, floral-scented hype, remember that Valentine's Day is not just for lovers, it's for people with epilepsy too. from epilepsyfoundation.org / newsroom
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02-04-2009, 11:23 AM
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Hmmmm.... And here I thought my hubby picked Valentine's Day to get married on so that he had no way of forgetting....  
__________________ "Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become character. Watch your character, for it will become your destiny." Epilepsy 101 |
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02-04-2009, 11:37 AM
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Interesting.... I learn something new every time I log in
__________________ Read About Our Story At: Overcoming Epilepsy First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. ~Epictetus  |
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02-05-2009, 04:01 PM
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| Thanks Cint - Do ya think I can get my wife to take me out to dinner for St Valentine's Day? Maybe she will buy mine for epilepsy and I can buy hers for that love thing (just remembered, this is our 30th Valentine's together).
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02-06-2009, 03:37 PM
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02-14-2009, 01:48 PM
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 Thought this thread could use a bump for today.
__________________ "It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like." -Jackie Mason |
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02-14-2009, 02:29 PM
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| Originally Posted by epileric  :
Wahoooo I received a mysterious bottle of wine and box of choc's at work yesterday for today. I wonder who they were from???????? I am so excited, maybe I have a secret admirer 
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02-14-2009, 06:39 PM
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| Originally Posted by Crazy Monkey :
Keep us informed if anything becomes of the wine & chocolate. Good luck
__________________ "It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like." -Jackie Mason |
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02-14-2009, 07:02 PM
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| Originally Posted by hawke86 :
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02-15-2009, 09:54 AM
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| my hubbys my valentine everyday of the year. Belinda 
__________________ (A)abort (B)fail (C)retry (D)throw computer against wall southern and proud of it. I've had a VNS since 2000 |
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02-15-2009, 10:34 AM
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| Originally Posted by hawke86 :
 Thanks for being my Valentine
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02-15-2009, 01:12 PM
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| Originally Posted by Cint :
 Come and rub something into my chest....you know you want too |
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