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Did Epilepsy (for Those Of You Who Were Diagnosed Young) Hamper Your Chances To Graduate High School? Or To Go On To College?

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Lakeville, MA

In high school (1980 - 1984), I had some issues, but I was still very intelligent (though did not know until 2021 that I was suffering from brain damage from the return of my Epilepsy in 1980 to when I was finally diagnosed in treated in 1997 --- this only being possible because research was published in 1995 that proved that Epileptic Partial Seizures existed. Thus some of the things that so many more older epileptics than me were being judged for before 1995 -- such as daydreaming, bad… read more

March 26, 2023
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Not me. I graduated from middle school, high school, and I graduated from college.

April 6, 2023
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

No as I went all the way then 6 months collage then on job training being a electrician and made it all threw and passed all then retired from GM after 30 yrs with 25 yrs sz free

April 2, 2023
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I graduated from high school in 89. Went to one college where I got my associates degree, then I transferred to a much larger university where I graduated and received my bachelor’s degree. After taking time off because of medical tests I went back to school again and received my Masters degree. Everyone knows having epilepsy and going to school is not easy, it just took me longer than the other people I knew.

April 11, 2023
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Yes it has, I had a really bad seizure in 10th grade and I ended up dropping out. Because I was extre embarrassed. I felt horrible because I made a promise to my grandmother that I would graduate high-school. I ended up talking to my school and asked of they could send me the work on paper so I could do it at home and my mom can bring it to the school when I was finished it. Thankfully they did say yes. I ended up graduating when I turned 21 years old.

July 8, 2023
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I don't see why not! If you can do multiple videos on YouTube explaining Epilepsy, i don't see why you can't work with kids!

May 8, 2023
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