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Inability to live a normal life — lost, scared

Epilepsy & Seizures | Last Active: Feb 18, 2020 | Replies (85)

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Ward to a new independent outlook on life. Need to get roommate out and try getting along with just me and karma, my wonderful dog. My Dr. And I are looking into vns. Only med that worked was dilantin, that was for the first 4 yrs of my disability. Haven't had full control since then. Will never drive again, it's been 15yrs since I've been on the road. I lost a wonderful job for my inability to drive. My wife had to start working and is doing wonderful job with kids. Missing her a lot. Missing my kids a lot. All I can do is live 1 day at a time and see positive things I have. I'm just getting knocked down everytime I start to get up. Will get up and will make new friends and be sure to keep relationship with my 4kids and my wife who I really love. It's put a lot on her threw the years. Going to try getting into mayo clinic. It would be nice to hear second opinion and possibly get a better handle on this. Seeing theripest today, always puts a positive outlook on my life. Thank you for words of wisdom. David W.

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@tdib, hi you mention not driving which I also have problems with but in the rural area where I live I have no choice but to be at home alone I'm 30 miles from my doctors any family, my family wouldn't bother to come to my house to see me so to keep any kind of relationship I have to go to them when they find time for me. How do you find people to be friends with all my friend have drifted away from me ,now noone even bothers with a phone call to me. So I'm living a lonely life as a shut in the only places I go are the grocery store or a doctor appt. I know I'm not a real outgoing person have always been shy and it seems it's pretty easy to forget I even exist. I don't know how to get out to make new friends that one of the main reasons I'm here on connect. Any input on how to keep family and friends from forgetting about you?