Most of us know our triggers for seizures, or at least a few of them. According to Dr. B. Windham "Seizure triggers include low blood sugar, dehydration, fatigue, lack of sleep, stress, temperature extremes, depression, flashing lights, allergens, caffeine, alcohol, aspartame, pesticides, toxic metals. The most common allergen triggers are wheat, milk, and petrochemicals (41)." For me, mine are low blood sugar, fatigue, stress, flashing lights, aspertame, alcohol and pesticides. Right now, the pesticides are a problem. See, someone in another BUILDING at my apartment complex was found to have roaches. This made my complex to decide on MANDATORY spraying for bugs in every apartment. I don't have bugs. I've never had bugs. But whenever I'm in a place that has recently been sprayed we know it because I have seizures. The last time they snuck in here and sprayed I had chain seizures for three days! I don't know if it would have lasted longer because the hospital finally stopped sending me home. My husband scoured every inch of our place and removed all the traces of their chemicals. Now, on Tuesday they are going to come in here and spray again.
I do not have health insurance. I can't afford more hospital visits. We're already considering bankruptcy because of the astronomical amount of our health care bills! We get no state tax refunds. Those go to the hospital. But now, because someone else in another whole building couldn't maintain a clean enough house to avoid bugs, I have to suffer through this again. I can't afford a hotel. ALL of my friends live in the complex. I have no where else to go.
I'm angry. These people have never had a seizure. They've never woken up confused, scared and in pain. They've never faced the injuries that are all too common with seizures or had to explain to someone that no, my husband doesn't beat me, I was hurt having a seizure. To make matters worse, the hospital here has a policy. Uninsured epileptics get Cerebrex. (I think that's how you spell it....) I'm allergic to that medication. They know it. Now they bring in the benedryl and other allergy medications in at the same time so that when I start screaming in pain they have it on hand to give it to me. They know I'm allergic and that it makes my entire body feel as though it's been submerged in a fire ant mound. They know it, but they insist on it anyways. When I refuse they just wait for me to fall asleep and hook up the IV then. So not only will I have seizures at home, but I'll have to suffer through the hospital's "treatment". I'm in for a week of pain, and frankly, I'm a little pissed off about it. I'm not a litigious person. I usually will just let things go and have never sued anyone, even when we've had really good grounds. I'm tempted though. I'm tempted to sue the apartment complex for my hospital bills, pain and suffering. They're making me go through a week of hell because someone ELSE has bugs. I'm angry and want to hurt them back. The only way I can see to do that is through their wallets.
For now though, I need to go and start preparing. All my tables need to be padded with an extra layer of foam. Anything that can be knocked down and could then hurt me has to be packed up and put in a closet. I feel like I need to prepare my house for a war zone.
Why is it that people think it's perfectly ok to create a situation that WILL cause someone pain as long as they aren't actively hurting the person themselves? If I went and sprayed acid on their chairs so that when they eventually sat down they would be hurt I'd be a criminal, but it's ok to fill my apartment with chemicals that will cause me to seize... They thought I was mad when they asked me to remove my black out curtains even though the bus (complete with strobe lights on top) parks outside my windows every morning and afternoon...
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