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What if others say they're afraid you'll have a seizure?
Epilepsy & Seizures | Last Active: Feb 17 5:52pm | Replies (62)Comment receiving replies
I have been really lucky, I guess, because my kids who are local have seen me with a seizure and treat them as “ this is just what mom does”. ( It makes you wonder what other things I do they think are odd. ) I once electrified my church group with a generalized seizure, but the retired RN recognized it and knew how to handle it.
The epilepsy foundation has a video on their website showing you what to do for someone with a seizure. If you know someone who says they are worried about this, tell them to look for that video.
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@methel — thx for your honesty, good stories, and the video referral. It’s a good idea to have something nonthreatening like the video to share with others who just might have the opportunity to help someone (or me!). Blessings and peace.
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Thank you for sharing that video resource from the Epilepsy Foundation!
Your post prompted me to look at their first aid videos, and I found several helpful ones:
- An Overview of Epilepsy and Seizure First Aid (covers both focal and generalized seizures)
- Seizure First Aid (focuses on generalized seizures)
- First Aid for Seizures (covers both focal and generalized seizures)
Was one of these the video you mentioned?
For anyone interested, the Epilepsy Foundation offers free Seizure First Aid Training with online classes. I learned a lot from it! Here's more information: https://www.epilepsy.com/recognition/first-aid-resources
Chris
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@methel thank you for your post, yes i have watched a few videos and my daughter checks often for new information because or her health issues and possibly one day a grand seizure. they can be scary and her wife has studied long hours to help us both in times of need. spreading the word helps so that others can help when out and about. just like so many things that can go wrong, there is classes or multiple web sites you can visit and getting better every year. best we can do is to give who are worried, places on the web to check or videos or numbers to call. try to put their minds at ease. hope this helped.