Your story confirms my decision not to drive. My dog's constant alerting helped too. Your reason was own...I can live without driving, I couldn't live with myself if I hurt someone because I drove.
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From: "korky106_a" <korky106_a@yahoo.
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:56:40
To: <epilepsy@yahoogroup
Subject: [epilepsy] Re: brain surgery and driving.
I am well aware the desire for people to drive- I think it may be more for a person with seizures. i am 58- I have had seizures since I was 13- I was bit by a mosquito and given encephalitis- my brain became infected- swelled up to the point I went into a coma for 18 hrs. The drs did not expect me to come out of it and live. I have brain damage because of this and seizures- all kinds. I have had a right temporal lobectomy to remove what they thought was the damaged cells and take away my seizures. Well some time went by without seizures- I got my license and- away I drove feeling GREAT- well i have totalled my Honda Accord because I had a seizure- surgery is NOT always perfect- I found this out when I totaled my Taurus as a result of a seizure accident. OKEASE reconsider driving- I will NEVER try driving again. I am fortunate to be alive and to have not hurt anyone as a result of my driving- I can adjust to not driving- I could NEVER adjust to hurting a person because I chose to drive when I shouldn't- THINK TWICE- Thanks- Birdman--- In epilepsy@yahoogroup
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> Hi all,
> Tomorrow I'm kind of going to share my epilepsy surgery testimony with my friend's (Lisa's) neurologist. I'm totally tickled that she wants me to talk to her neurologist and tell him what surgery did for me. We're trying to get her referred to the Medical College of Georgia; where I had my surgery. Surgery worked so far for me. I hope and pray that my friend, Lisa, turns out to be a good candidate. Maybe surgery will work for her too. It makes me feel good knowing that my struggle with epilepsy and my surgery might inspire someone else (Lisa). Since I got my driver's license (for the past month) I've been driving Lisa around and helping her get to where she needs to go. I've been in her shoes. I know what it's like. It's just my way of paying it forward.
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> Tristin :)
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