If you could be one person in history with epilepsy, who would you choose?

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I would choose to be Alfred Nobel because he was so noble, leaving much of his wealth to establish the Nobel Prize — honoring men and women for outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and for work in peace. :clap:
 
I would be Charles Lutwidge Dodgson because he was such an amazing writer, and his work is immortal.
 
Well, I admire and am facinated by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Joan of Arc, but I'm too wimpy to want to have lived their lives.

Except that I like being a girl:girl:(ok, middle aged woman:roll:) I wouldn't mind being Hugo Weaving. I know he isn't historical, but he's been in some awsome movies that look like they would have been fun to make: Matrix, Lord of the Rings, Pricilla Queen of the Desert, the voice of one of the sheepdogs in Babe...:pop:
 
Elton John. An amazing musician and entertainer. :disco:

(his seizures did stop once he got sober)
 
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Chris515 said:
Neil Young. One of Winnipeg's finest!
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:agree: But as the Lynyrd Skynyrd song goes:


Well I heard Mister Young sing about her,
Well I heard ole Neil put her down,
Well, I hope Neil Young will remember,
A southern man don't need him around anyhow


(Sweet Home Alabama):rock:
 
Not to get off topic, but here's an interesting factoid: Richard Burton had epilepsy but chose to become an alcoholic rather than deal with his "E." :-(
 
Are there any famous people whose epilepsy was cured? If there was, THAT'S who I'd choose to be!



If I went on pure talent, it'd be Sir Elton. Saw him on that show on Bravo where that guy at the acting school interviews actors/stars, and he improvised all kinds of stuff to totally random words, or literature like Peer Gynt. He is incredible~
 
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Are there any famous people whose epilepsy was cured? If there was, THAT'S who I'd choose to be!
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I read awhile ago, an article where Prince admitted to having epilepsy as a child. He turned to music for comfort from being picked on in school. I assume he "outgrew" it. The article wasn't clear, it just mentioned that he doesn't have it anymore.
 
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“I want people with epilepsy to know that there are ways in which they can play a role in their own recovery. It’s all in how they approach what is happening and how they can use that as a catalyst for their own growth. If there’s one thing that I’ve learned, it’s that people are willing to embrace you if you share your story.” – Danny Glover

(He also "outgrew" his epilepsy which is more usual than not with people diagnosed in their teens.)

http://www.sharingmiracles.com/epilepsy/danny-glover/
 
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