Epilepsy

In middle school and high school I had a friend who had epilepsy and I was kind of their like buddy at school that was with them. We had the same classes for a lot of years. I was CPR certified and I met with her doctor and got all certified for certain things that so that I could be there to help her. So I think a way to support a loved one in a similar situation is definitely meeting with their doctors or doing your own research on how to help them because it's a scary experience for them and it adds more to the situation if you're freaking out or if you don't know what you're doing. So if you can kind of take control of the situation and be calm then it really helps them as well.

It takes time to know somebody and know kind of like the trigger signs that somebody that is epileptic is about to have a seizure but just being there for them and if you're spending a lot of time with them knowing kind of what their signals are or just triggers because they might even know them as well of what it feels like or what it's like before they have a seizure so that you can be prepared and that you can know what's going on before it actually happens and they could possibly hurt themselves. So just make sure to ask them what their signs are or get to know them better and spend time with them so you can know them for yourself.