Thread: The kindness of strangers

How right you are gatorfan. I was very disorientated when I came too on Sunday and was most concerned about letting my employer know what had happened. My priorities were all screwed up- I didnt care about the lump on my head or the huge cuts on my hands. I was constantly trying to get up, thinking 'I'm in the middle of the street- why should I lie down?'. Looking back now I realize how disorientated I was. I was very fortunate to be surrounded by the people who were around me.

I hope that you are doing better now and all is right with you and your employer.

If I was there, I would have caught you before your head hit the pavement. I am a sworn enemy of epilepsy and very sensitive to you and other victims of this affliction.

When I was growing up (a process that seems to have broken down somehow), I had a very good friend who was epileptic and asthmatic. I was taught by his mom how to help when he had any seizures or attacks. Three times I was present during seizures. I also had a dachshund with epilepsy. The poor thing seized about six or seven times that I saw. These grand mals always upset me horribly.

I'd be super impressed if you could do that! I get virtually no warning at all. I mean I get enough to think:

"Uh oh... this is what I sometimes feel like just before I have a..."

THUMP

Originally Posted by sidneykidney

I was very disorientated when I came too on Sunday and was most concerned about letting my employer know what had happened. My priorities were all screwed up- I didnt care about the lump on my head or the huge cuts on my hands. I was constantly trying to get up, thinking 'I'm in the middle of the street- why should I lie down?'. Looking back now I realize how disorientated I was.

That's the worst thing about seizures! You sort of come round slowly & do not have a clue what is going on. You almost always worry about something insignificant at that point. Asking where the cat has gone is a recent classic of mine. It puzzled Silver as we do not have a cat & it took her about 15 minutes to convince me of that... Before that I was drawing on the wall. No fun when it happens but it does provide an amusing anecdote or two.

"There is no CAT!!!!"