Seizure Free : From Epilepsy to Brain Surgery, I Survived, and You Can, Too!
by Leanne Chilton
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Author: Leanne ChiltonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-01
ISBN: 0966381904
Number of pages: 169
Publisher: English Press Publications
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Book Review: A wonderful book for people with Epilepsy
Summary: 5 Stars
About seven years ago, I was operated of a benign, very large brain tumor, a Meningioma. That was a life changing event, and it changed me completely from the way I used to be in every aspect of my life. Fortunately, even with some limitations, in time I was able to go back to my normal life and my work activity.
Just over 20 months ago, on my way to work, I was t-boned by a driver who was too impatient at a traffic light waiting to change. He hit me just before the door, and the impact sent my car to a ditch. The car was totaled, but with the impact, I re-injured the part of my brain where I was operated a few years back. That caused me a stroke, with the end result of an instant paralysis of the right side of my body and the lost of my speech. With time and therapy I recovered my speech and my mobility, but not my coordination.
About 3 months after my accident, I started having frequent Grad Mal seizures, which until recently happened on average once every 4 weeks. I have tried several drugs, some of them with little impact, but with awful side effects.
When it was determined that the "drug-only" solution was not working, I received a VNS. I had high hopes, but I also experienced some additional problems, with an impact with my quality of life.
I hope that the VNS alternative will work, but I am already discussing with my neurologist and neurosurgeon about the possibility of another brain surgery, if my quality of life keep getting worse.
Leanne Chilton in her book captures quite well that "something" that cannot be described when we have to go through so many unexpected things, and w have to overcome so many obstacles. When she talks about the fact that she was home-bound at times, it hit home. When she talked about the operation that she had before she got better, she talks quite clear about all her concerns, and all the pains she had to endure. If I decide to go for the next surgery, I know it will be a difficult one, but I will be better prepared.
I did not expect to get a tutorial or a technical book in "Seizure Free", and I am glad I did not get that. She was a fighter during her battles with leukemia, and she is a remarkable woman. Wonderful Book.
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