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“it is what it is!”
I know what you mean. When I developed Epilepsy at 15 and went into Convulsive Status Epilepticus I was put in an induced coma for 8 months. When I came out of it I had no memories of my life. I had to relearn everything and I do mean EVERYTHING.
When I got home I started having seizures every day sometimes 12 a day. I had a breakdown. I told the psychiatrist “you’re crazier than I am” and walked out and never went back. I decided then, this is what my life is going to be, and for the next 44 years for the most part that's the way it was. Neither I nor the doctors could change it. “It is what it is.” You have no choice but to accept it if you want any joy out of life. Many Epilepsy patients suffer from depression but I wasn't going to be depressed. Besides depression, anxiety & stress can increase seizures. Mine were bad enough.
I think your a courageous lady Laurie and an inspiration for us all. Thank you for all the encouragement you have given us.
Guess I went a bit off track here. Sorry about that.
Take care,
Jake
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#jakedduck1. Thankyou Jake. What a lovely thing to say to me in your last paragraph! Sending you a big hug!!
One of my 3 sons had a malignant brain tumor when he was only 13. He had been having grand mal seizures but the doctors didn't discover the tumor for quite a while. He had surgery and radiation after the surgery and we hoped he would be seizure-free from then on, but that was not the case. He's been on seizure meds ever since, and when he was a young man, he thought he could get away without those meds now and then. He had some very serious seizures and at one point was medi-vacced out of his work camp up north and was in a coma for days. Now, he's been good about taking regular meds, and he's a treasure of a guy. He's the person from whom I got that saying you and I both love - "it is what it is!" Like you, he has a positive outlook on life and someone who gives me support and great joy. You are an inspiration to all of us here, with all the things you have to deal with, and you do it so well!
Warmest wishes for your health, Jake.
Laurie