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PrivateIvy · 02-25-2005, 02:52 PM

Although this is a little personal for me and I don't usually post personal stuff on the boards, I felt like sharing.

My brother has had epilepsy all his life. He has undergone 12 brain surgeries to try to correct and still nothing has worked.

He is in this weeks Print Issue of BusinessWeek with an image and a write up about him. Also on the businessweek site.

He just called me up to tell me I wasn't the only one with pics on the internet now !! LMAO

If you have a minute, it's a nice read with revelations on medical advances in this area. And if you know anyone with epilepsy or similar disabling illnesses, props to those that deal with things like this and never let it get them down.

He is pictured here: http://businessweek.com/ Top Large image shows him and his CAT scan in the background
and the article is here:
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine...3001_mz001.htm

Ivy

MickeyG · 02-25-2005, 02:54 PM

good for him, congrats

MrIzzz · 02-25-2005, 02:57 PM

wow, my prayers are with you guys. i hope that they can finally treat him for real and get a break through treatment from this

PrivateIvy · 02-25-2005, 02:59 PM

Oh, and they misspelled his name, said he'd never had a job -which he has, and they PS'd his neck in the pic to look like he was wearing a turtleneck , assumably because of the large scar he has from his surgeries :-

But he's still excited... hell if I'd had parts of my brain removed 12 different times and it didn't work, I guess I'd look at the publication as one good thing that came out of it all :-

Ivy

PrivateIvy · 02-25-2005, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrIzzz

wow, my prayers are with you guys. i hope that they can finally treat him for real and get a break through treatment from this

Thanks very much Izzz

I hope so too. After 1 of the surgeries he went an entire year without a seizure and got his driving license for the very first time which was like the greatest thing that could ever happen. A step to leading a normal life. Then he had started having seizures again and had to give it back, which is a heartbreaker.

I'm a very avid supporter of The Epilepsy Foundation and I hope that one day they will find a treatment that actually works.

Ivy

Tala · 02-25-2005, 03:04 PM

Awesome hon. Interesting read as well. I hope this thing works out incredibly well for him.

GUNNER · 02-25-2005, 03:05 PM

great read. and I envy your brother for being so strong.
having a Dad with Multiple Sclerosis, I know what a neurological disorders can be like.

Tom_PM · 02-25-2005, 03:15 PM

I was glad to read that the seizures are down to 15 or so a month instead of 60 or so! Thats a huge decline. All the best!

PrivateIvy · 02-25-2005, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PR_Tom

I was glad to read that the seizures are down to 15 or so a month instead of 60 or so! Thats a huge decline. All the best!

Thanks, Tom

Yes, it's much better. There has been a time when he had 30+ per day ...no fun

Ivy

thaifan99 · 02-25-2005, 04:03 PM

Keep the faith.... they will find a way to help him soon im sure.

TurboAngel · 02-25-2005, 06:12 PM

I hope thing's get better for him hun.

Jayo · 02-25-2005, 06:14 PM

cool!!!!!

beemk · 02-25-2005, 06:52 PM

sorry to hear that he has to go through that. i had a friend in high school that had epilepsy die from a siezure.

media · 02-25-2005, 06:55 PM

I am pre-epileptic, so I can sorta sympathize.. I hate having seizures....

If you ever see me just sit down on the ground or clutch onto something you know why now.. lol.. I usually do whatever I can to ride it out before it hits full blown...

Stacey_JoinRightNow · 02-25-2005, 07:09 PM

hope everything will eventually turn out fine for him

my prayers are with you

Raven · 02-25-2005, 07:19 PM

Ivy. What a story....your brother deserves congratulations for his endurance and perserverance...when a lesser man would have given up....or given out..

I realise this is very personal for you and your family; but, it's a hopeful message you're imparting....and we can all use that from time to time.

Thank you.

Shoehorn! · 02-25-2005, 07:20 PM

Wow, thats sad that he has had to go through all that, but hopefully they will find a way to make the seizures stop.

PrivateIvy · 02-25-2005, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raven

Ivy. What a story....your brother deserves congratulations for his endurance and perserverance...when a lesser man would have given up....or given out..

I realise this is very personal for you and your family; but, it's a hopeful message you're imparting....and we can all use that from time to time.

Thank you.

Thanks very much Raven, seriously. And yes, I admire him greatly for all he goes through and never once a complaint.

Thanks all

Ivy

brand0n · 02-25-2005, 08:44 PM

wow, thats sharing alot of personal information girl. i hope everything goes well for him, and thank you for the good read.

sweetums · 02-25-2005, 08:58 PM

Ivy....thank you for sharing the article. A very, a very interesting read. Your brother's strength is really astounding.

I've got fingers and toes crossed that they can get those 15 seizures a month down to none

OG LennyT · 02-25-2005, 09:06 PM

Nice of you to share personal stuff with the kind folks of GFY...

good luck to your family

pubenemy · 02-25-2005, 09:10 PM

Great read. All the best.

02-25-2005, 02:52 PM	#1
PrivateIvy Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,257	This thread has nothing to do with Porn.......and kinda personal :- Although this is a little personal for me and I don't usually post personal stuff on the boards, I felt like sharing. My brother has had epilepsy all his life. He has undergone 12 brain surgeries to try to correct and still nothing has worked. He is in this weeks Print Issue of BusinessWeek with an image and a write up about him. Also on the businessweek site. He just called me up to tell me I wasn't the only one with pics on the internet now !! LMAO If you have a minute, it's a nice read with revelations on medical advances in this area. And if you know anyone with epilepsy or similar disabling illnesses, props to those that deal with things like this and never let it get them down. He is pictured here: http://businessweek.com/ Top Large image shows him and his CAT scan in the background and the article is here: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine...3001_mz001.htm Ivy

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PrivateIvy Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,257	Oh, and they misspelled his name, said he'd never had a job -which he has, and they PS'd his neck in the pic to look like he was wearing a turtleneck , assumably because of the large scar he has from his surgeries :- But he's still excited... hell if I'd had parts of my brain removed 12 different times and it didn't work, I guess I'd look at the publication as one good thing that came out of it all :- Ivy

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Raven Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 6,874	Ivy. What a story....your brother deserves congratulations for his endurance and perserverance...when a lesser man would have given up....or given out.. I realise this is very personal for you and your family; but, it's a hopeful message you're imparting....and we can all use that from time to time. Thank you. __________________ Raven ~RETIRED~

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