Though her family may not remember or care. Her children and I will. I hope those of you with the same condition will have a passing thought of love or two. Which Is why I posed this, and also to warn those who pass by as we did.
Those of you who have someone in your life with epilepsy, should care more then I did. Treasure what you have, because it doesn't take long.
My wife Randi, a wonderful mother of two gorgeous devils, passed away in September. A seizure in the tub.
We had a leak in the shower pipe. The landlord was procrastinating.So we took baths. She at the time was bathing. The tub wasn't halfway filled. Precautions you know. And I was sitting on the floor talking with her, because, you know... Precautions... You never know when one might happen, so you don't leave them alone. I knew this. The doorbell rang, and I answered. It was one of her church friends. We spoke for maybe 5 mintues. I went back upstairs. Her face was underwater.I pulled her out and tried CPR. Water came out, but she still wasn't breathing. called 911, kept trying, paramedics came. They got her breathing. but it took them a long time. I knew she was gone before we made it to the hospital. Everything was tried within the next couple of weeks. But she would never breathe on her own again.
I was happy we were able to get some of her organs donated to save some other lives.
My point and warning follows:
1: It doesn't take long. Your special whatever is more important. Be there.
2: My wife hated one of her medicines. She knew it made her bat shit crazy (keppra) and she hated the way it made her feel. I knew she skipped her dose of keppra sometimes. You know, if she hated it that much then there must be something to it... I don't know. Anyway, it's medication for a reason. Help your loved one by not supporting enabling.
Those of you who have someone in your life with epilepsy, should care more then I did. Treasure what you have, because it doesn't take long.
My wife Randi, a wonderful mother of two gorgeous devils, passed away in September. A seizure in the tub.
We had a leak in the shower pipe. The landlord was procrastinating.So we took baths. She at the time was bathing. The tub wasn't halfway filled. Precautions you know. And I was sitting on the floor talking with her, because, you know... Precautions... You never know when one might happen, so you don't leave them alone. I knew this. The doorbell rang, and I answered. It was one of her church friends. We spoke for maybe 5 mintues. I went back upstairs. Her face was underwater.I pulled her out and tried CPR. Water came out, but she still wasn't breathing. called 911, kept trying, paramedics came. They got her breathing. but it took them a long time. I knew she was gone before we made it to the hospital. Everything was tried within the next couple of weeks. But she would never breathe on her own again.
I was happy we were able to get some of her organs donated to save some other lives.
My point and warning follows:
1: It doesn't take long. Your special whatever is more important. Be there.
2: My wife hated one of her medicines. She knew it made her bat shit crazy (keppra) and she hated the way it made her feel. I knew she skipped her dose of keppra sometimes. You know, if she hated it that much then there must be something to it... I don't know. Anyway, it's medication for a reason. Help your loved one by not supporting enabling.