Adrianne,

You should still be covered under your parents' insurance, because
your seizures were diagnosed before you turned 18. I was. I
suffered from seizures from the age of 14 months, until I was 33,
and I was covered under my dad's insurance until after my successful
surgery. Whether or not I had a job, I was covered. Also, some
states have an insurance program for those who don't have
insurance. Check with your local County Health Department about
that option, and if it is available in your state. And, there's
always the option of Medical/Disability if you qualify.

Do not be afraid to ask for help.

Alison

--- In epilepsy-testimonials@yahoogroups.com, "Adrianne W."
<turnble@...> wrote:
>
> I realize I never post on here, and only rarely read the messages
that
> come to my inbox but I am starting to get worried.
>
> I had my first seizures when I was 6 months old. They came and
went every
> few years - my parents hid the fact that I had epilepsy from me -
my
> mother would rather believe that i was mentally ill than that I had
> epilepsy - even was checking me into a mental institution as a
result of
> what she should have been fully aware was a seizure.
>
> When I was 14 I had three seizures in school and was put on
medicine. I
> had a great doctor - Imad Jarjour in Pittsburgh. After 2 1/2 years
I told
> him I wanted off the meds and he agreed. He kept an eye on me for
a while
> and then told me I no longer had epilepsy. In the beginning he
told me
> that my feelings of de ja vu were really mini seizurs that I had
been
> having (I started keeping a dream journal so I know that my dreams
really
> did come true, even if it was only a minute here or there, and
rarely
> about anything significant.) After being put on the medicine I
didn't
> have any dreams come true for a long time, so I agreed they must
have
> been the result of epilepsy.
>
> I just graduated college in December and as a result I don't have
any
> health insurance. I had a few dreams come true last semester, and
now
> they are coming true several times a week, however briefly -
something as
> simple as realizing I was eating fruit loops, while posting on a
thread
> vary similar to a dream I had last month (I haven't eaten cereal in
> years) was enough to bring that strange feeling that I was told
was de ja
> vu back.
>
> I am getting really worried that these might be a sign of returning
> seizures. But since I don't have any health insurance at all, I am
> reluctant to go to the doctors. i am not sure what I should do.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Delores F."
> To: epilepsy-testimonials@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [epilepsy-testimonials] Dear Listmates..Sorry..I
just
> NEED TO VENT
> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 04:33:25 -0800 (PST)
>
> thank you Michael, I will try to contact them on Monday...but I
doubt
> if they will be able to send someone to the school on such short
> notice.Maybe I can postpone the meeting until I can get someone
from
> the Epilepsy Foundation to be there AND/OR an Advocate. I was
told
> that the Advocates may not be able to make the meeting on
Thursday,
> because it is such short notice...I fear that I will have the
same
> problem with the Epilepsy Foundation as well...BUT...all I can
do is
> give it a shot.I have nothing to lose..{except for my
mind.. ;) }
> thank you so very much for your support..hugs &blessings,Dee
>
> "When Life Gives Ya Lemons...Make lemonade"and if a friend has
> Vodka...Have a Party!
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