I've been on my own for a # of years but I've always worried about it. I'm kind of stuck between 2 situations: My seizures are not frequent enough to warrant being in a CBRF or assisted living home, but I don't have them often enough that the County health Dept. or Family Care (anyone in other States know what that program is?) do not think it warrants use of State funds for having someone around at least part of the day -or even for a few days after I have one (sometimes it can take a week before my balance, coordination etc. comes back to where I can function decent). Thing is, home care agencies can't work on an on call or as needed basis.
There was 1 seizure I had where long story short, not realizing where exactly I was, reached up & knocked the glass chimney off an oil lamp all over the rug (lucky I didn't knock the whole lamp off & splash oil on the heater!) Another time I started having one in the kitchen & laid the knife I was using down next to me on the floor after I sat down not wanting to fall (I was half on instinct then and couldn't rationalize where the best place to put it was -only that I didn't want to drop it). Suddenly I'm instinctively thinking; "OH SHHHHHUGAR! I hope I don't reach over & grab the wrong end of that knife!"
My cognitive level & low seizure frequency do not warrant being in a 24/7 watchful eye living arrangement but yet I don't seem to know of anyone or anything I can go to or obtain to help with the limited time that I WOULD need help after one. (I have no relatives within reasonable distance to call)
Anyone else in this kind of situation?
There was 1 seizure I had where long story short, not realizing where exactly I was, reached up & knocked the glass chimney off an oil lamp all over the rug (lucky I didn't knock the whole lamp off & splash oil on the heater!) Another time I started having one in the kitchen & laid the knife I was using down next to me on the floor after I sat down not wanting to fall (I was half on instinct then and couldn't rationalize where the best place to put it was -only that I didn't want to drop it). Suddenly I'm instinctively thinking; "OH SHHHHHUGAR! I hope I don't reach over & grab the wrong end of that knife!"
My cognitive level & low seizure frequency do not warrant being in a 24/7 watchful eye living arrangement but yet I don't seem to know of anyone or anything I can go to or obtain to help with the limited time that I WOULD need help after one. (I have no relatives within reasonable distance to call)
Anyone else in this kind of situation?