Hi,
Well, I found out this morning that a friend, aged only 19, died suddenly from epilepsy. Although I hadn't seen him for some time, he was a close friend while I was growing up; a lovely, funny guy. I just can't stop thinking 'he should still be alive'. He was at uni, and had a seizure at night. His door was locked so no one could get in to help him, which just makes me think his death may have been avoidable. So terribly sad.
I'm really here for info. My dad has had two seizures in his life. He's now 51: he had his first seizure while driving, at the age of about 26, I think. He had nothing at all, for years, until last year, when he had a second seizure. Both seizures involved convulsions, biting tongue, loss of consciousness, foaming at the mouth. He is fine, and the seizures don't seem to have obvious long-lasting affects.
Medics seem to just say he has epilepsy. But from the research I've done on-line, it seems epilepsy isn't a 'pure and simple' type of disease. My dad doesn't want to create a 'fuss', trying to out the cause etc. Could anyone inform me as to what sort of epilepsy my dad might have, and what might have caused it?
Thanks!
Well, I found out this morning that a friend, aged only 19, died suddenly from epilepsy. Although I hadn't seen him for some time, he was a close friend while I was growing up; a lovely, funny guy. I just can't stop thinking 'he should still be alive'. He was at uni, and had a seizure at night. His door was locked so no one could get in to help him, which just makes me think his death may have been avoidable. So terribly sad.
I'm really here for info. My dad has had two seizures in his life. He's now 51: he had his first seizure while driving, at the age of about 26, I think. He had nothing at all, for years, until last year, when he had a second seizure. Both seizures involved convulsions, biting tongue, loss of consciousness, foaming at the mouth. He is fine, and the seizures don't seem to have obvious long-lasting affects.
Medics seem to just say he has epilepsy. But from the research I've done on-line, it seems epilepsy isn't a 'pure and simple' type of disease. My dad doesn't want to create a 'fuss', trying to out the cause etc. Could anyone inform me as to what sort of epilepsy my dad might have, and what might have caused it?
Thanks!