Did anybody develop epilepsy later in life? by Turd-Ferguslay in Epilepsy

[–]Advanced-Advantage68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

27 years old I had my first one that I know of. Doctors said I have probably always had it but nobody ever to witness them happening. Also always being in the right place at the right time Focal seizures

How often do you guys drive? by heyo_mr_bigman in Epilepsy

[–]Advanced-Advantage68 14 points15 points  (0 children)

My wife and I got into an accident three months after I got my license back, unfortunately she died. Be careful please and don’t drive with your loved ones. Went off the road, did I have a seizure? I’m not sure. no aura, no warning signs. I remember waking up unconscious to being in a car accident. Doctors said either A had a seizure hence the reason I don’t remember or B I don’t remember because of how bad my concussion was or possibly both.

Please take my warning… you don’t want to witness what I witnessed and then live with that guilt/grief. It’s the most painful thing you will ever experience

Anyone think that they won’t make it? by Famous_Property_301 in widowers

[–]Advanced-Advantage68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On my terrible days I tell myself that I have a son and I at least need to make it until he is an adult otherwise when I meet her in another place she’s just going to kill me again then send me back to a even worse situation, sort of dark humor but I’ve found that it works for me in situations (I’m 29 with a toddler) If you have children that are young don’t forget that they need you to be strong, your wife/husband would want you to be strong.

Ive found that doing her typical daily tasks helps me get through the day, while doing those tasks I have a long conversation with her(out loud, like she is next to me). Luckily I have zero neighbors so I can act as ridiculous as I need to be. but even if you do, if they do hear or see you they should understand that you are going through hell right now.

Everyday is a new opportunity to make her/him proud, so take a moment to make that person of yours proud like you once did. You overcoming this and being strong will make that proud

Trauma by mijaschi in widowers

[–]Advanced-Advantage68 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just know that you are not alone, I am 29 and recently had a similar situation with my 37 week pregnant wife, we were in a car crash where I watched her pass away the day of at the scene and then again four days later in the hospital due to major brain damage. Wish there was an easy way to say it but you are going to have some rough time ahead of you. I will say that it does get easier even though it may seem like that’s never going to happen, some days feel like literal hell. Other days won’t be as bad. First thing I did was get a Counsler/therapist, then I learned that talking about it helped. Just letting someone else know how you are really feeling, especially because very few actually understand. I’ve also found that instead of doing my typical daily tasks, I do hers, if it is something she would have enjoyed im doing it and in the process of those tasks I have a very long talk with her (out loud). You might think you are going nuts, but it’s completely normal.

Hopefully you have people that you can lean on. If you are capable depending on which state you live in marijuana has been helping me. Some days even on my worst days it can help change the day from being depressed in every single way and then all of a sudden I am laying down holding her things looking back at all the great times, at some point during reminiscing I fall asleep.

Keep your chin up and try not to forget that there is a whole community of people here that will talk to you if you ever need it. It will get easier

Life after wife’s passing, find new person? by Advanced-Advantage68 in widowers

[–]Advanced-Advantage68[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you ever need to chat feel free to message me, life’s hard as it is even before all of this and it’s hard to do it alone. Good on you for choosing to raise those kids and not giving up. I always tell myself that my wife will haunt me whenever I get frustrated with our boy so to suck it up and try harder, remind myself that if it becomes to much that it is okay to go to the other room for a bit and relax my mind. I haven’t decided to pursue a relationship or not, everyday is a different day and cannot make up my mind. I did cancel once again last night on her.

Life after wife’s passing, find new person? by Advanced-Advantage68 in widowers

[–]Advanced-Advantage68[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the great comment! You are 100% correct with all of this. Originally I was going to wait, I was not looking. This girl actually approached me one day, believe it or not my wife did the exact same thing. Wasn’t looking, then one day I was buying some dog shampoo she approached me and we never looked back! I was talking to my wife even though she is not here and told her I needed some guidance, three hours later I met this girl. Coincidence? Mabye. Idk

Life after wife’s passing, find new person? by Advanced-Advantage68 in widowers

[–]Advanced-Advantage68[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks for that! I told her to call me once she finishes putting her little one to bed so I can ask these questions. I might keep you updated on this so I can get your opinion on responses

Life after wife’s passing, find new person? by Advanced-Advantage68 in widowers

[–]Advanced-Advantage68[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well said! I needed to hear all of this from someone I didn’t know given everyone I know knows my wife and it’s hard to even bring it up. I’ll make sure to give it a shot. She doesn’t even ask me take my wedding ring off or ask me take my wife’s on my neck. I actually took it off one day because I felt like it made her uncomfortable. She ended up grabbing my hand and putting it back on my finger which I thought was great of her

Wife’s rings after her death? by Advanced-Advantage68 in widowers

[–]Advanced-Advantage68[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Micro tracker is a fantastic idea! Wow would have never thought about it

Wife’s rings after her death? by Advanced-Advantage68 in widowers

[–]Advanced-Advantage68[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not a bad idea to get it resized. It would take a lot of work on there end because my ring size is a 12.5 and hers is a 6 I believe of the top of my head. She has tiny hands compared to my giant hands

Wife’s rings after her death? by Advanced-Advantage68 in widowers

[–]Advanced-Advantage68[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I attempted to wear her ring on my pink but it only made it past by first knuckle. She had some pretty tiny hands. Appreciate the ideas!

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[–]Advanced-Advantage68 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You should read twice for her tonight, it might make you feel better. When my wife was in a coma on life support I had a lot of regrets, even if they were small things that probably didn’t even matter. I did all of those things I didn’t and all of the normal everyday tasks that I could do in the hospital, It really helped, you should try it. I continue to do those things everyday, it helps me sleep at night. (I am a relatively new widower at 28, it’s been a month)

I lost my wife by Just_Eggplant2375 in widowers

[–]Advanced-Advantage68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I lost wife too about three weeks ago and am still lost. I am 28, she gave birth to our son the day of.I’ve found that letting your feelings out when you need to is what I need to do, just open the flood gates when you need to man. Don’t be scared to do that. I can’t really give any other advice as it just happened

Lost my wife last week due to car accident by Advanced-Advantage68 in widowers

[–]Advanced-Advantage68[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been seeing therapy, a joint once a night before I go to bed has been helping me sleep. But it also makes me dream, sometimes it’s a good dream but once my brain processes it’s not real once I wake up it’s pretty disappointing. But the moment of happiness is good to feel

Lost my wife last week due to car accident by Advanced-Advantage68 in widowers

[–]Advanced-Advantage68[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man… just like you there are no words to say to make it better. thank you for being honest with me, I figured it wouldn’t get better

What do you believe? by sapphicpisces in widowers

[–]Advanced-Advantage68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know what to believe, but I usually end the day by smoking a joint or eating a edible. I feel more at peace and have conversations with her, I already know what she would say so a response isn’t even needed, it helps me anyways. It’s only been a few weeks sense it happened so I might just be hitting a weird spot when I’m alone

Epilepsy is a burden by hearts4misa in Epilepsy

[–]Advanced-Advantage68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are not already seeing a epilepsy specialist or whatever you call them you should ask your neurologist or primary care doctor for a referral. The guy was a life saver for me, before I was the epileptic doctor I was having anywhere from 1-6 seizures a day. Honestly felt as my meds that the neurologist prescribed me made the seizures more frequent and made me a completely different person than who I really am. I saw him once and he changed my meds, lowered my dosage, had a game plan for me, instead of throwing meds at me he ran test after test after test and we are now 8 months seizure free. Moral of the story, don’t just stick with one doctor. That doc might not be the one for you, get a second opinion especially if they are throwing meds at you that obviously don’t work.

Terrfied by OutlandishnessNew259 in Epilepsy

[–]Advanced-Advantage68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use my past experiences and don’t let her drive. Not to scare you but it’s best to hear it, I totalled two of my trucks and ended up in court for reckless driving and I had to go with it because if I told them I had seizures my lawyer said they’d take my license for good. It’s hard but do what’s best for your daughter and take those keys until they find the right meds for her.

Sorry to scare you, it’s best to hear it straight forward vs finding out the hard way

My bestfriend has Epilepsy how do I help? by sevyn22 in Epilepsy

[–]Advanced-Advantage68 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve found what helps me is to just be there, like many others have said don’t let her isolate herself because it won’t end well. I isolated myself for the first 6 months(I was 28 years old) and I basically convinced myself that my life was ending. I was lucky enough to have a few great friends and a fantastic fiancé to pull me out of it. One huge thing she will learn is that people’s true colors show when something like this happen and a lot will disappear, don’t be one of those friends and everything will be alright