I discovered that I had epilepsy after my second seizure in my freshman year of 2014. I have had three seizures int he course of my life so far, that I know of. In 2010, I was a part of an after-school program called Students Run Los Angeles. read more
At the ages of six or seven it is often discovered that the child has epilepsy when they start falling to the floor, start convulsing or in some cases just “lock up”, and with 6–7 year olds particularly tend to roll more than convulse, but also “click” their tongues or “smack” their lips. read more
One in 20 people will have a one-off epileptic seizure at some point in their life (although this does not necessarily mean that they have epilepsy). One in 50 people will have epilepsy at some time in their life (not everyone with epilepsy will have it for life). Around 87 people are diagnosed with epilepsy every day. read more
Some epilepsy sufferers, as we'll discover, have some forewarning that a seizure is about to happen and will attempt to get themselves to a safe place. Either way, though, try to time the seizure; if it lasts for longer than three minutes, get emergency services on the phone, as that's abnormal and the person needs medical attention immediately. read more
As for the part about you wanting to know, it really depends on how well you know the person. I personally do not mind if somebody asks me about my history with epilepsy. I can see why people would think it's rude, but it could also help to bring it up because you never know, maybe they have never connected epilepsy with what they are going through. read more