Hey, Dave!
I am an "author in training," LOL, and have also written a novel (manuscript) that includes two characters who have epilepsy.
You could approach it from almost any angle you want to. My cousin's hubby was 38 yo when he suddenly had a GM sz on a plane going across the country to visit his family. It was determined that scarring on his brain due to repeated concussions from college football was the culprit. He is now about 50 and under good control. I had my first sz as an infant (6 mo) due to forceps trauma during birth. Things such as infections and strokes can also trigger epilepsy, and about half don't have a known cause.
Hope I helped! Please ask anything.
Liz :)
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From: David Bond <dab007@comcast.net>
To: epilepsy@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 5:55 PM
Subject: [epilepsy] Author with questions
Hello, group!
I've been on this list for years, but I think this is the first time I've
posted. FYI, I was diagnosed with epilepsy back in the 90s after suffering
gran mal seizures for a number of years. I was on Lamictol (spelling??) for
several years, but back around 2000, switched to Keppra (spelling, again??).
Since this switch, I have been 100% seizure free, including not a single
aura.
I write Christian fiction, and my next project is the 3rd in a trilogy,.
Each of these books, while falling into the romance genre, involves a
medical sub-plot. The first is about a man who loses his eyesight, the
second about a woman who develops type 1 diabetes, and this final one, is
about a man who gets epilepsy. It so happens, I am blind, diabetic, and
epileptic.
I'd love a few comments about how my fictitious character gets epilepsy. I
can answer many questions from first-hand experience, but one question I
can't address involves how my character actually became epileptic. What I'd
like to do is incorporate my own experience into my character's experience.
I don't believe it was ever "officially" recorded, but I attribute my case
to suffering head injuries over the course of several years. I only remember
suffering a concussion once, after one of numerous automobile accidents, but
I believe either these crashes were due to a seizure, or due to lapsing into
a diabetic state of unconsciousness. I'll probably never know for sure.
Here's what I need to know: Is it possible for my fictitious character to be
diagnosed as an epileptic in less than a year, following several head
injuries? He has had a few gran mal seizures, and he experiences auras. If
it matters, he lives in Iraq, and the diagnosis of epilepsy will bring him
back to the states for proper medical treatment.
My experience covered a much longer time span. I want to maintain accuracy,
and if someone could suffer several incidents of head trauma and wind up
with the diagnosis of epilepsy in a year's time, this would work best. If
it's not possible, I'll adjust my story line so he's had numerous accidents
over a span of years.
Many thanks to anyone wishing to help with this project!
Dave
Sweet Music is here! The sequel to The Attaché.
Read about it here, including an excerpt:
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