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Old 06-30-2008, 07:29 PM
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Why it's best to have Epilepsy...


Having Epilepsy significantly reduces your carbon footprint....
You dont drive,so less carbon emmissions as we use public transport.
Having Epilepsy Entitles you to see young gorgeous doctors on a fairly regular basis.
Having Epilepsy means not having to worry about the price of fuel.
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Old 06-30-2008, 08:54 PM
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Where exactly are these georgeous young doctors you speak of? All the ones I've seen are old and have hair growing out of their noses or ears...seriously (with the exception of the female neurologist I saw for a while) :P
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Old 06-30-2008, 10:46 PM
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also...
if you do or say something stupid, you can always blame it on the meds...I have to do this a lot
I can impress my friends with my seemingly infinite knowledge on the condition
If you don't feel good, you can get out of those annoying things you don't want to do and ask someone else to do them for you.
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Old 07-01-2008, 07:36 PM
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it's the best way i have found to get my husband to get rid of a video game of his that i don't like. i sit and watch it for a short time then suddenly say, "i don't feel well, i think it's the game." (granted this only works because two of his games have caused me to have seizes when i was playing them, so i don't play any more, just watch from a distance.)
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Old 07-02-2008, 04:46 PM
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A great positive for me is that I am never the designated driver when I go out for a drink with my friends, that one works for me :o)

Downside - now mixing meds so I might not drink when I go out in future.
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Old 07-02-2008, 05:41 PM
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It caused me to view medicine in a whole new way.
I no longer see this and other disorders as a life curse. I see many as a wake up call that says something is not right with the system, and it had better be taken care of, if possible. I understand pharmaceuticals much better now. I have learned more about what causes neurological issues and how many can be cured. I wish I had known this when my father was diagnosed with Parkinson's.
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Old 07-02-2008, 06:46 PM
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it has shown me time and time again who my true friends are and who is not.
e.i. true friends hold your hand in the ambulance
those who are not walk away in embaressment before the croud gathers
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Old 07-03-2008, 05:28 AM
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I can dress as strangely as I like and just put it down to a seizure if I look awful.
I get out of doing the ironong!!!
I get to nap in the day (after a szs) and no-one moans.
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Old 07-06-2008, 05:04 AM
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Originally Posted by morgan381 View Post:
Where exactly are these georgeous young doctors you speak of? All the ones I've seen are old and have hair growing out of their noses or ears...seriously (with the exception of the female neuro I saw for a while)
Never had a female Neurologist, and as far as the male
Neurologists - I'd like to know where the gorgeous ones
are too? Are they anything like a hunk? Most of the ones
I have are either TALL and HUGE
(take that as in a basketball player) or short and tiny.



Originally Posted by Bee91 View Post:
also...
if you do or say something stupid, you can always blame it on the meds...I have to do this a lot


I never thought about blaming it on my meds,
I usually blame it on my seizures, because it's
usually my seizures that caused it.

But I HAVE done stupid things and have said
some stupid stuff - so that's a good excuse
there! hahahahahahaha!

Thanks Pal! I'll remember this one!



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Old 08-17-2008, 06:02 PM
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I thank God everyday for giving me this illness. Though I have had it most of my life, I think it has given me a heart of gold. When I play sports ( especially beach tennis) I play as if there is no tomorrow, and I love it. I don't fear terrorist attacks, and can't comprehend the high gas prices. Maybe it is delusions of grandier that I suffer, but my epilepsy has somehow given me the strength to try to change the world. ( I honestly can't wait until that happens, I could use the break)
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Old 08-17-2008, 07:11 PM
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Rain Cloud Friiends who stay with you after a bad seizure and during.


Today I had a bad seizure again.
I tried to get out out of the crowd and to the bathroom.
But I didn't make it before I went down.
Two women who know the crowds bring on my seizures and one man where there when it started.
They kept me from hitting my head worse than I did and my back.
They where friends who were caring who stayed with me.
I never thought of it before but almost every time this happens at the hall there is someone who stays with me till I go back to my seat or go home like I did today.
I went home and took 2 painpills and slept fr like 4 hours.

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Old 08-20-2008, 03:43 PM
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I agree that medical issues show who your real friends can be. Those that hang with us during our tough times are the ones we should seek out in the good times as well. They are great!
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Old 08-21-2008, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by homemom360 View Post:
it has shown me time and time again who my true friends are and who is not.
e.i. true friends hold your hand in the ambulance
those who are not walk away in embaressment before the croud gathers
Thank you --- thank you very much. That's so nice it made me cry.... a "nice" cry.
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Old 08-21-2008, 07:02 PM
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you can get out of class or work every time a lightbulb needs replaced.

Hospital staff treats you nicely because they know you'll be back there soon.

You can sometimes erase bad memories forever without even trying to.

You get a larger percentage of assets in relatives will's because you need the money more than anyone else does.

You have an excuse not to do heavy excercise, or even do yardwork and housecleaning.

You have an excuse to cover your ice cream with whipped cream

You don't have to pay for cable because you spend so much time in the doctor's waiting room watching it for free.

If your best friend's favorite movie is horrible you can get it turned off by saying "this movie is giving me a headache"

People are less likely to question you for just "not feeling like" attending an event

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