FINAL REFLECTON

I learned many things about the seizure disorder, epilepsy. I learned that epilepsy is a neurological condition that affects the nervous system. Epilepsy can come from a family generation and it can come from a brain injury that may have happened. You can't get rid of epilepsy. You will have it for the rest of your life. I also learned there are many kinds of medications out that can treat epilepsy but they all aren't good medications. Some medications can cause death. They are very dangerous. This is an side effect of having epilepsy. You have to be very careful about what you are taking and how it affects you. Some medications may cause the bones to deteriorate. No one wants to take medication that causes the bones to disappear while you're trying to get something else under control at the same time. Your medication is what gets your seizures under control as long as you continue to take it. Your medication is what has to stop the seizures from happening so often and basically that's what saves you. But this also cause things like discomfort, fatigue and dizziness. It's all apart of life. Taking your medication is nothing to play with. It's something serious. It involves your health and most important your life!

I had lots of success to the search of answering my essential question. There really isn't any actual strategy or plan that can be put in place to stop sudden death in epilepsy but there are some ways to prevent it from happening as much as it does. I found out some of those ways and I'm going to explain what some of them are. One of the ways are driving. People with epilepsy cannot drive because of caution. No one wants them to have a seizure behind the wheel while they are driving and cause an accident. No one wants that to happen and I'm pretty sure no one wants to risk their life. There are definitely some restrictions when it comes to having epilepsy. Another way to prevent sudden death from happening as much is to stay out of swimming pools. Especially ones that are deep. No one needs to be swimming in a pool and all of a sudden they have a seizure and drown. That is very devastating. So these are a few ways to prevent sudden death in epilepsy. I recommend people with epilepsy to take this into consideration.

I have epilepsy. So there are things I do to avoid sudden death in epilepsy. I take my medication on time and when I'm suppose to. I stay away from pools. There is no need for me to try to swim. I do not need to be in the water and all of a sudden I have a seizure causing me to drown. I can't drive at all so I'm never behind the wheel. I do not want an accident to happen. I just take it easy, never get myself worked up to the point were I'm going to have a seizure. I understand that there are things that I am limited to but I still can have fun and enjoy my life being a teenager. This goes for anyone with epilepsy. Just because you have a disability does not mean you have to stop doing what you been doing. You have to just be more cautious about what's going on around you and be more careful about what you are doing.

Epilepsy is really something serious. SUDEP, also known as sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, there are things that happen that is known as SUDEP. They are poor control of seizures, having seizures during sleep, not taking your medication and getting frequent changes in your medication(s). As long as these things are not happening to you, you should be alright and always stay going to your specialist for continuous check ups and for medication. You can still live a good life having a seizure disorder.

I found out lots of information about epilepsy that I never knew about. Now I know a lot about this seizure disorder that I have. I'm going to take all this information and share it with others that are just like me. I'm going to tell them everything I know and everything I found out. I'm pretty sure they would love to know about what they have, how they can control it, the medications for it, and what they can do to prevent death from epilepsy from happening as much. I believe that everyone with epilepsy takes this very seriously and would want someone to come forward and explain what's going on in the world today with the epilepsy "Universe." So here it is the the info page about epilepsy.