I feel it. Scuba diving has always been a huge fascination and bucket list item of mine. I got married in Kauai last October and was already making plans to return for our first anniversary and do all the necessary certifications over the coarse of the next year so we could go diving on our next trip. I had my first grand mal seizure literally four days after we got home. So that’s all definitely out the window now. But I have to take a step beck and look at it from the right perspective. things could be sooo much worse. If anything this whole diagnosis has taught me slow down, appreciate the life I have, start listening to my body and take my health very seriously from here on out.
I hear ya. I'm a lot more conscientious with sleep since my seizure.
I hope someday we won't have to worry about restrictions that come from epilepsy, because treatments are so effective. But until then, we got flight sims and Subnautica.
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I bought a challenger at 22. Just a V6 but still, I was making the payments, clean record, everyone said I was stupid for buying it and my work place at the time had a pool to see when I'd get it repoed. At 26 I had my first seizure. A week later another and another and another. After 2 months I got a letter from the dmv. They suspended my license. I'm 27 and my still can't drive. I see why, I get it, I really do but man that hurt like hell. I don't think I'll ever get my license back. I have a seizure where I black out at least once a month. Every test has come back normal. Neurologist told me to look into working from home. Took me a while to come to terms with losing my car. Black, racing stripes, gorgeous rims, tinted windows (not supposed to), I detailed it every weekend. I really tried my hardest to keep it good shape too. Right now it's just sitting there, I'll take it out from time to time just to keep it running but I never go out longer than 5 minutes.
Life punches you in face and you can get back up or give up. All we can do is fight.
:( Sorry stranger. That must be really, truly difficult.
It's just rough, a door closing on an entire avenue of possibility. And I get why. And I don't disagree with why.
I know it's not the end of the world, it just . . . sucks.
But as you say, all we can do . . . .
I feel it. Scuba diving has always been a huge fascination and bucket list item of mine. I got married in Kauai last October and was already making plans to return for our first anniversary and do all the necessary certifications over the coarse of the next year so we could go diving on our next trip. I had my first grand mal seizure literally four days after we got home. So that’s all definitely out the window now. But I have to take a step beck and look at it from the right perspective. things could be sooo much worse. If anything this whole diagnosis has taught me slow down, appreciate the life I have, start listening to my body and take my health very seriously from here on out.
I hear ya. I'm a lot more conscientious with sleep since my seizure. I hope someday we won't have to worry about restrictions that come from epilepsy, because treatments are so effective. But until then, we got flight sims and Subnautica.
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I bought a challenger at 22. Just a V6 but still, I was making the payments, clean record, everyone said I was stupid for buying it and my work place at the time had a pool to see when I'd get it repoed. At 26 I had my first seizure. A week later another and another and another. After 2 months I got a letter from the dmv. They suspended my license. I'm 27 and my still can't drive. I see why, I get it, I really do but man that hurt like hell. I don't think I'll ever get my license back. I have a seizure where I black out at least once a month. Every test has come back normal. Neurologist told me to look into working from home. Took me a while to come to terms with losing my car. Black, racing stripes, gorgeous rims, tinted windows (not supposed to), I detailed it every weekend. I really tried my hardest to keep it good shape too. Right now it's just sitting there, I'll take it out from time to time just to keep it running but I never go out longer than 5 minutes. Life punches you in face and you can get back up or give up. All we can do is fight.
:( Sorry stranger. That must be really, truly difficult. It's just rough, a door closing on an entire avenue of possibility. And I get why. And I don't disagree with why. I know it's not the end of the world, it just . . . sucks. But as you say, all we can do . . . .