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From: Donna.Siren@p2.f8.n396.z1.fidonet.org (Donna Siren)
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Subject: Hello
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Date: 27 Sep 90 16:44:27 GMT
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 RK> When I was in 6th grade our substitute teacher had a seizure and all 
 RK> the
 RK> other kids freeked out but I went up to try to help him. The kids
 RK> thought I
 RK> was the weird one. I couldn't figure out why? After he came out of it 
 RK> he
 RK> thanked me and I felt good. Made the other kids feel real low. Served 
 RK> them
 RK> right! 

If that teacher had convulsions, I can understand why those kids
reacted the way they did.  I'm not saying that it's right, but I
can understand.  I have petit mal epilepsy and all my close friends
know about it and my seizures don't bother them.  My seizures are
very mild; I can be standing up and won't even fall.  Although I've
had seizures for over twenty years, I've never witnessed a grand
mal seizure and I know if I ever did, I would be too frightened to
think clearly.  I find that when many people here the word
"epilepsy", they automatically think "grand mal", and when they
find out what my seizures are like, then it's all right.

               Donna 

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