Dead Serious #026: Epilepsy……..it may be inconvenient, but it doesn’t mean that your life is stuffed!
Dead Serious #026 (MP3-13.6 MB- 39.45min)
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Epilspsy…………what is it? How does it impact on the life of people who live with Epilepsy? What is a tonic/clonic seizure? How does this differ from an absence seizure?
If you don’t know much about Epilepsy, I guarentee you will learn a lot from this very personal program that explores the impact of a diagnosis of Epilepsy on a young man and his family. I say personal, because I interview my son, Lachie who had his first seizure when he was eight. We talk about how it was for him, how he has come to terms with his epilepsy, how he manages his medication and how he now lives a ‘normal’ life despite his illness. I also talk about how it was for the rest of us.
I sincerely thank Lachie for agreeing to this interview as it IS very personal and he was happy to share his story in the hope that it may help other people understand Epilepsy a bit better.
Epilepsy can be scary for the sufferer and for the person who witnesses a seizure, but it doesn’t mean that the person is “possessed by the devil” as was the thinking in the middle ages………………..it just means you have some ‘rebel’ brainwaves who just don’t want to behave like the rest of the brainwaves!
This episode of Dead Serious is dedicated to Emma Kelly, who unfortunately didn’t have Epilepsy, but a brain tumor that caused her seizures…………she died on July 28th 1999 aged fourteen and she is sadly missed by all who knew her!
Music for this program is provided by The Downstroke (more of their music can be heard on www.unsignedukmusic.com) and the program recorded on Skylook.
If you need more information on Epilepsy, contact your local Epilepsy Foundation or Epilepsy support group.
February 4th, 2006 at 11:23 am
Hi Molly,
First — thank Lauchie for me. I have just listened to his interview with him.
I am an Australian (have written to you on your birthday) woman with a physical disability and am so very greatful for what he said, especially about school.
Thank you Thank you thank you
February 7th, 2006 at 6:39 am
Glad that you appreciate the show joanna, it was a big ask for Lach as I’m sure you are aware, it is a very personal thing and I agree he was very brave to do the interview!
if you have a chance, I’d appreciate it if you could send the link for the show to all of your friends and encourage them to listen………….you just don’t know when you may come across someone having a seizure and it’s important that everyone knows what they should do!
Thanks again for your support!
molly
February 7th, 2006 at 7:22 am
Hi,
I don’t normally listen to your show but I saw the topic and being epileptic I thought I would listen to it and it was very interesting. I will email you my story but I had a few similarities with Lachie although I am a lot older than him (37 atm) and have had epilepsy all my life.
I have grand mal seizures and my last one was as recently as early December. Thanks for the show and as I said I wil email you my story just to see how it compares to Lachie.
Tony