Hi Everyone!
I've been a member for a few years now, but this is actually my first post. I've learned a lot from you all over the years - THANK YOU!
I had my first seizure at around 19 years old, and up until I was about 36 I only had a seizure once every 2-3 years. It didn't impact my life very much.
But the last few years, I've started having more and more. Sometimes I'll have 2 in a day, 2 in a week, 1 a month, or maybe I'll go 90 days, and then get hit with one. They are very random, and we haven't been able to find much success with medication.
My periods always seem to be related in some way. Either during, right before, or right after. Currently I'm taking briviact, and depo provera (the birth control shot), and I have a VNS device, and it does seem like I'm having fewer seizures, but still too many that I could think about driving...
I got a divorce in January, so currently I'm living with my 22 year old son, he moved back home after my divorce, worried about me living alone.
Well, these days he and I are kind of starting to get on each others nerves... he wants to get out there on his own, because he doesn't like "my house rules". I don't blame him... he's at the age where kids want to get out there and learn about the world - it's what he's supposed to do.
But then there's me, sinking deeper into isolation and depression because I never get out of the house (I work from home also), I pretty much lost all my friends in the divorce, and I don't have a great method for getting out there to make some new ones.
Do any of you have any advice to share? Have any of you managed to be able to set up a comfortable life that doesn't involve driving? Anyone living alone, comfortably?
As a first step, I'm working on re-arranging my finances a little, to free up a little money so maybe I can utilize Uber and Lyft a little more often... the public transportation system here (in the Phoenix area) is really only acceptable for short trips. Anything more than 20-30 miles ends up adding way too much time to the commute. One thing I've considered is buying some type of electrically powered golf-cart that would allow me to drive on the sidewalks down to the grocery store, and be able to bring a few things back with me. Does anyone do anything similar?
I know I owe it to my son to try to get myself out of this funk, and stop "waiting" to get my drivers license back, but instead come up with a new plan, that doesn't involve driving. So I'd really appreciate any suggestions.
Thanks,
Dawn
I've been a member for a few years now, but this is actually my first post. I've learned a lot from you all over the years - THANK YOU!
I had my first seizure at around 19 years old, and up until I was about 36 I only had a seizure once every 2-3 years. It didn't impact my life very much.
But the last few years, I've started having more and more. Sometimes I'll have 2 in a day, 2 in a week, 1 a month, or maybe I'll go 90 days, and then get hit with one. They are very random, and we haven't been able to find much success with medication.
My periods always seem to be related in some way. Either during, right before, or right after. Currently I'm taking briviact, and depo provera (the birth control shot), and I have a VNS device, and it does seem like I'm having fewer seizures, but still too many that I could think about driving...
I got a divorce in January, so currently I'm living with my 22 year old son, he moved back home after my divorce, worried about me living alone.
Well, these days he and I are kind of starting to get on each others nerves... he wants to get out there on his own, because he doesn't like "my house rules". I don't blame him... he's at the age where kids want to get out there and learn about the world - it's what he's supposed to do.
But then there's me, sinking deeper into isolation and depression because I never get out of the house (I work from home also), I pretty much lost all my friends in the divorce, and I don't have a great method for getting out there to make some new ones.
Do any of you have any advice to share? Have any of you managed to be able to set up a comfortable life that doesn't involve driving? Anyone living alone, comfortably?
As a first step, I'm working on re-arranging my finances a little, to free up a little money so maybe I can utilize Uber and Lyft a little more often... the public transportation system here (in the Phoenix area) is really only acceptable for short trips. Anything more than 20-30 miles ends up adding way too much time to the commute. One thing I've considered is buying some type of electrically powered golf-cart that would allow me to drive on the sidewalks down to the grocery store, and be able to bring a few things back with me. Does anyone do anything similar?
I know I owe it to my son to try to get myself out of this funk, and stop "waiting" to get my drivers license back, but instead come up with a new plan, that doesn't involve driving. So I'd really appreciate any suggestions.
Thanks,
Dawn