But E is nothing new to me. I'm 41 years young, having E since I was 5. The seizures started out fast and furious, where the grand mal's occurred at least twice a week and could last up to 15 minutes straight. After I would come to, I'd be so worn out I would sleep anywhere between 2 and 6 hours to recover. Once I got into my early teens, the number of grand mal's started to decrease. However, petit mal's started showing up in larger numbers. During those seizures, I still have a slight loss of awareness but not consciousness.
During the teenage years I was able to drive multiple times, but each time was short-lived until I'd have my license revoked again.
Seizure activity during my twenties was pretty much the same, with occasional grand mal's and more than welcomed petit mal's. I was able to hold down jobs, working at pizza places and convenience stores without issues from my bosses.
In my thirties I decided to go to school for radio broadcasting. I graduated and landed an on-air position within a month afterward. My employer (in a TINY town of less than 2,500) was understanding of my E, even after I had seizures while live on the air. During those seizures I would press the "play" button repeatedly, going through 2 or 3 seconds of commercials, songs, etc, until one of my coworkers would come rushing to my aid or until the seizure would wear off if I was alone.
I worked there for three and a half years either walking or riding my bike during every season, even breaking my hand once while riding in the middle of winter.
After that I moved to Michigan to be with the woman of my dreams, which I had met online. And since I've moved here, I haven't been able to keep a job any longer than one year. Almost all have either told me that I can't perform the necessary duties or I was told my hours would be cut (because of my E, I'm sure).
Now I'm a SAHD hoping to get back into the radio biz again, but I'm not setting my expectations very high. Finding work in this business is like finding a needle in a haystack.
Thank you for allowing me to introduce myself. I'm Ryder Raymond, and this is my story.
During the teenage years I was able to drive multiple times, but each time was short-lived until I'd have my license revoked again.
Seizure activity during my twenties was pretty much the same, with occasional grand mal's and more than welcomed petit mal's. I was able to hold down jobs, working at pizza places and convenience stores without issues from my bosses.
In my thirties I decided to go to school for radio broadcasting. I graduated and landed an on-air position within a month afterward. My employer (in a TINY town of less than 2,500) was understanding of my E, even after I had seizures while live on the air. During those seizures I would press the "play" button repeatedly, going through 2 or 3 seconds of commercials, songs, etc, until one of my coworkers would come rushing to my aid or until the seizure would wear off if I was alone.
I worked there for three and a half years either walking or riding my bike during every season, even breaking my hand once while riding in the middle of winter.
After that I moved to Michigan to be with the woman of my dreams, which I had met online. And since I've moved here, I haven't been able to keep a job any longer than one year. Almost all have either told me that I can't perform the necessary duties or I was told my hours would be cut (because of my E, I'm sure).
Now I'm a SAHD hoping to get back into the radio biz again, but I'm not setting my expectations very high. Finding work in this business is like finding a needle in a haystack.
Thank you for allowing me to introduce myself. I'm Ryder Raymond, and this is my story.