Epilepsy in schools: how to deal with a tonic seizure

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[caitlindavies]

It's 2 am and I've been been watching people have seizures for the past hours

[amvza]

my friend has epilepsy and i have seen her have a seizure before, it was awful but luckily she survived. i will pray for everyone that has epilepsy xx

[millieh]

This happened to me once. First a bunch of spots appeared in my vision until all I could see was static, and background sounds progressively became louder and more like a ringing noise. It was terrifying. My friend was trying to talk to me but I couldn’t see her face or hear her clearly, I just remember thinking to myself ‘I need to lie down’ and then my head started dropping to the left and my boyfriend tried to hold me up as I was loosing balance. I remember falling on the floor and feeling extremely dizzy. They let me lie flat on my back on the concrete and the last thing I remember was feeling like someone was dragging me along the ground by my feet. My boyfriend says my eyes went glassy and my arms were very stiff for about 30 seconds before I regained consciousness. It felt like it only lasted a couple of seconds. When I was conscious again everything felt confusing and very sharp and crisp. They gave me water and a sugar cube to get my blood sugar levels up afterwards. Took me a couple of minutes to feel confident enough to stand up.

[chloemorrison]

In May I'll be a year seizure free

[KikiIsBusy]

I have tonic seizures and this is the most accurate portrayal I've seen on here yet. Thank you!

[nzileawesomesause]

Watching this after Cameron Boyce' s death 💔💔😭😭

[cw]

i suffer from non epileptic seizures (caused by functional neurological disorder) and this is absolutely what you should do!

[OnYoutubeInATutu]

I just wish more people were educated on how to deal with epilepsy because my bro had a grand mal seizure at college but no one knew what to do in time not even the teachers so he passed away before the ambulance came at age 20 1 year ago. Should teach about it in schools more😭😭😭💔💔💔.

[nancymoule]

Good afternoon,
I myself have cluster sezisures as well. And they are pretty frightening! Thank goodness that someone was there to help this person.
You never know when someone could need your help.
God Bless them for being there at the right time and the right place..

[maryjanerox]

I'm an epileptic since I was 12, and I'm 33 years old now. I've been having seizures all day yesterday and the last one was massive. I've bit my tongue, my lip, and I also peed myself. I don't always pee myself, but that's such a humiliating part of it all. Few days ago I had a seizure and i skinned my ankles on the carpet during the seizure. I have all types of seizures.But I always feel when the grand mal is about to happen, so that's good.

[janiceedgar]

Why can’t my school be like that to me

[rafaeljaquez]

My friend in school ind second grade had a seizure when we where doing work the we saw the we ran to the security all of us in class then when they took her to the hospital. We got ice scream and wrote her a feel better note we were crying and I'm happy she survived

[i_bigt]

I learned from an early age that some things happen without having any explanation for it, you just have to live with it. I have epilepsy from more than 10 years now and I’m trying to live with it, but it’s just not that easy.

[miguelbrooks]

I've had tonic clonic for 36 years this is disrespectful I tell people leave me alone i fight for my dignity but I show you respect

[lmaoolol]

When you unlock hyper sonic in sonic 3 but your epileptic

[heyitsanimelover]

I was diagnosed with Epilepsy almost 3 years ago... I have Grand Mal and Zone out its not fun I haven't had one at school but I've had 64 under a year...

[juggalettemommyoftwins]

I have so many different types of seizures that go from non life threatening to life threatening that my doctor just calls it Class A Seizure Disorder which is a new one for me

[damsie]

I had a seizure in school yesterday. Everybody was like, "wth happened? Why is she like that? " some cried.

[kuhataparunks]

Thank you very much for the demonstration, this was helpful

[bxbxb_]

No matter how out of it you are, sometimes you can hear the echo of the person talking to you. I know i can.