Chronic Illness on Sidechat | (1) I was diagnosed with epilepsy 13 yrs ago.. My epilepsy is generally controlled with meds I haven’t had one in years and if I had they’re undetectable/ in my sleep. Im a super responsive/ independent person and I take pride in that.

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Chronic Illness 2w

(1) I was diagnosed with epilepsy 13 yrs ago.. My epilepsy is generally controlled with meds I haven’t had one in years and if I had they’re undetectable/ in my sleep. Im a super responsive/ independent person and I take pride in that.

Anonymous 2w

(2) I spend alot of time with my niece she lives down the street from me she goes to day care a few days a week, my sis & BIL are essential workers and it snowed a lot this week, but they had to go to work. I offered to stay with my niece, my classes were canceled. My BIL said “No no no!”Because he had to “protect his daughter” and I said from what? I would literally die for that child. And he said he listened to a podcast and the murderer was epileptic…

Anonymous 2w

(3) he said there was a forensic neuro on this pod that said people with epilepsy could have “maladaptive behaviors” amongst other things… and he needs to keep his daughter safe from me. Im so upset and disturbed that someone would think I would be capable of putting my niece in harms way. Or that epilepsy makes me less of a caretaker.. And I’m just heartbroken. 😔

Anonymous 1w

I’m epileptic. Talk with your sister about this ASAP. Stay away from him until he can honestly admit he is wrong. Ask your sister if she feels the same way, because although she’s your sister you never know. That’s insane for him to even fall for that. Does he also think the earth is flat?? (Sorry, had to say that). My god

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Anonymous 2w

Also epileptic, and surprisingly not a murderer and don’t have maladaptive behaviors. Dude is chronically online and hasn’t read a single thing about epilepsy ever. I’d send your sister ACTUAL papers and articles about epilepsy and say you won’t be spending time with your BIL unless he apologizes, but you’ll gladly watch your niece bc you’re an amazing person

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OP 2w

Um what the actual fuck is wrong with him? I’m so sorry. Just know it says everything about what kind of person he is, it doesn’t say anything about you. Because i have never met anyone who believes that, he’s in the wrong fr. If I were your sister, id be so disappointed in who i married at that point. So rude.

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#1 2w

It’s shitty all around like I obviously get it you have to take care of your kid. But my epilepsy doesn’t impact my ability to care for your child.. and if I thought I was “dangerous” to your child I would just take myself out of the equation so I don’t know. I don’t want to make it a big deal and risk my sister taking his side too…

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sharkbait 2w

Same🥲 I have normal human behaviors and emotions lol but I am not maladaptive or dangerous?! That is just a wild statement. Idk if he doesn’t like me or is mad at me.. but for me to offer help and he thinks, “you’re a social worker, in school for child/family therapy and you’re obviously a murderer!!” The weird thing about neuro probs/ neuro meds, it’s so multifaceted.. I read medical studies constantly and even those can be pretty biased. The stigma is worse than the seizures tbh 😭

Anonymous

#3 1w

I don’t think my sister agrees with him- they’re very selective about who watches their daughter and I do basically weekly. I don’t drive with her, but that’s my own choice; I don’t drive a lot. Idk if my sis agrees but I hope she gets my POV?? He’s very stubborn and we have had arguments in the past that get sorta off the rails lol, and we just take some space. She is like “that’s my husband”. But it’s never involving my epilepsy, my character and basic decency & my relationship with my niece.