I found out that I had epilepsy in grade four. When I was in
primary school, I have seizures that I can't see, and sometimes
things move around me. My eyes roll backwards, so
they go white, and my tongue folds, and I shake. When I have
a seizure, I just go to sleep and just don't know what's
happening. I just have a little snooze. My body and brain get
tired, so I have to have some rest
I can hear and I can touch and I can really react if somebody
pinches me or does anything, I can interact with other people.
I can do normal things. Epilepsy doesn't stop me.
It's only time that happens is where I have an eye flicker and
I might hop off have some water.
Well, for my medication, one of the side effects might be just
that I'm tired, or that could be me, whichever one. The only
thing bad about them is like all medication, they just taste bad.
they're helping, so there's nothing different about taking
medication. They don't come in flavours to have this. It does
help me a fair bit. Because I used to have about 20 seizures a
day. But now I only have about eight, and medication helps a
lot. Even though it doesn't change my lifestyle.
Since I've been on the medicine I've probably and he had two
three, eye flickers which is pretty good.
Some people used to tease me, but that they don't do that
anymore. Because they're kind of get oh well, if he has seizures,
what if I had them? I wouldn't like it. There's no need to
bully them or say silly comments about them because they're the
same as us, and it's just having a seizure and they can't help
that. So it would help if you wouldn't bully them because it
will make your life
better. In school the kids don't tease me about my epilepsy but
outside school, some people just think it's funny that they've
got disability when it's not. But then they tease you about they
shake and say Haha, this is what happens to you and all that. You
dont need to be nasty. You don't need to be a bully. Just need to
be a friend. A runner will go and get help and go to the
office.
Going to the nurse's office checking the time on his watch.
Filling all the things that you have to do when he has a
seizure. My favorite subject would be P.E. I like to play
sport, not just basketball, football, hockey, tennis. Even
though I'm not so good at tennis,
I enjoy doing karate, Im hopefully going to grade to go
to brown, which is one away from black.
If I had to say anything to a new teacher that I had, that'd be
that it's not different to me, it's just the same, may have
seizures, but I do keep up with my work and I will come back for
class sooner or later. If not, today or tomorrow, I will come
back some time and not to worry that I'm not different to others
and I don't have to be cared for in different way.
I want people to know epilepsy isn't a disability. It's just
treat them like a normal person really. And don't be mean to them
just because they've got epilepsy, it doesn't really
matter. It's just like them being a normal person. Do not be
shy. Do not cry. Be brave. I have epilepsy. If you have
epilepsy. You're my friend and friends look after each other.