Posted by Mark H. on May 16, 2000, at 9:48:36
In reply to Re: What's Wrong with Having a Seizure???, posted by Chris A. on May 16, 2000, at 0:50:21
As I said, I feel safe enough with everyone here to ask really stupid questions. I've only witnessed two seizures in my 50 years, one an insulin grand mal when a fellow dormie in college who was newly diabetic messed up her blood sugar level, and the other a friend in high school with a type of epilepsy (petit mal, other?) where she could tell it was coming, asked me to sit outside with her and catch her when she went down, and who awoke feeling great -- no movement or physical aspect to the seizure other than paralysis (is that the right word for what such a person experiences?).
MedLib, I'm sure my question deserved the epithets heaped on it by your son. It would be like someone telling me they would like to have refractive bipolar depression because it must be nice to sleep 12 hours a day!
And Chris, I do not mean to criticize your choice or anyone else's to elect ECT. I would like to think that I would never choose it, but that's just wishful thinking on my part, reflecting my hope that there would always be another thing to try first. Sometimes my writing makes it sound like I know what I'm talking about, even when I'm really just scared.
I so appreciate the friendships and resources we have here. Where else could I learn this lesson so quickly and relatively painlessly, just be trusting that it's OK to ask a stupid question?
Much love,
Mark
poster:Mark H.
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