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...You are talking on the phone to a friend and stop talking to take a drink of coffee and the friend starts yelling "Are You OK???" just because it took you longer to swallow than SHE thought it should take. ...You keep your alarm clock on the other side of the room to make sure you'll really be awake when you shut it off. ...You are concentrating on something or just lost in thought and people look at you to see if you’re 'there' ...The phrase "Dilantin moment" replaces “brain fart.” ...You laugh because you dropped something you've never dropped before. ...You get separation anxiety if your neuro is out of town ...The phrase "make it look like an accident" takes on a whole new meaning …The fire alarm goes off and you fear the loud alarms and flashing lights more than the fire itself. …You go to clean the kitchen and it’s done without you knowing how and you think, ‘Wow, what great timing for a seizure.’ And then you get mad because you clean better during a seizure then not. ...You get excited when you find pajamas that button down the front so you'll have something to wear during a VEEG. ...You spend 5 out of every 10 minutes looking for something you just put down. ...The only person you lie to about the number of seizures you had is your neuro. ...You're the only one at the prom who has climbed under the table. ...You're standing in the grocery store trying to pay for somebody else's food ...You're sitting next to the toilet instead of on it ...In one hand you have your checkbook, and in the other hand you have drool ...That spill down the stairs wasn’t so bad after all. ...Your day isn’t complete without a splitting headache, double vision, and a memory lapse all at the same time. ...The padded walls and floors at the loony bin start to seem like a good decorating scheme. ...You wake up from a seizure and finish your conversation without knowing anything happened even though you are on the floor. ...You have pet names for all your seizures. ...Fourth Amendment protection against illegal searches and seizures makes you cry foul. ...You call the doctor and can’t remember which one you called. ..."To seize or not to seize, that is the question." ...A spell involves no magic. ...You have an atonic seizure and 'drop' right into a chair. ...You're the one who needs the brain, and the neurologist is the one who needs a heart ...Someone has performed an exorcism on you. ...You’ve sent a VEEG tape to “America’s Funniest Home Videos” ...You make pretty bracelets out of pills you’ve already weaned. ...The local high schoolers walk by and say, "Man, he/she's #^&^ed up.” ...You go to the movies and everyone hands you their sunglasses... ...Your stock excuse for missing class is, "I had an appointment with my neurologist." (Shhhhh) ...You explain your GPA to your parents by saying, "Well, I had seizures during a lot of my finals..." ...You can’t tell the difference between a seizure and a dream. ...You know that one pill makes you larger and one pill really does make you small. ...You call your morning pills the "Breakfast of Champions." ...You ask your company is they have a "Wheels to Work" program. ...You play role-playing games because they allow you to create characters devoid of health problems. ...You wonder if your stomach or liver has changed color from taking so many AEDs over the years. ...You tell the lab tech where to find a good vein. ...You feel like an alien is trying to take over your body. ...To make a smoothie, all you have to do is hold the cup in your hand. ...You have no problem with wetting the bed. ...You take ambulances everywhere instead of taxis. ...You have track marks on your arms from blood draws. ...You find yourself doing yoga...in the middle of the bathroom countertop! ...You feel the cool, crisp, crunch of your cereal...stuck to your feet!
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