Personal Experience: Submitted 2/2/2005

I am thirty six and my older sister has had seizures for over thirty years. Medication has not helped, but I believe to the contrary. With the encouragement of someone close to me, I am seeking assistance for my sister. She was really smart in school and could have done anything. She is a very hard worker although she was fired a couple of times due to her seizure disorder.

When we go out places I have to prepare myself to watch her just incase she has a seizure so she won't fall and hurt herself. When I got married last year, there was a small concern that if she was a bridesmaid in my wedding, she would get nervous and it would bring about a seizure, but it did not make her nervous and she did very well. It get's depressing sometimes, but we are ready to be possitive and search out the best option for her possible. Thank you for your prayers.

-Anonymous