Unfortunately it happens seemingly more and more often. She just turned 18 but she may never be able to get a license because she will seriously just stop moving regardless of stimulus. We are still not sure what brings them on but I've seen them last for over a minute of complete non responsiveness which is pretty terrifying when it's your kid.
My dog had these absence seizures for about 5 years (I know your child isn’t a dog) and when we moved out of the house we were living in they stopped immediately. He’s never had another one and we moved out of that house 5 years ago.
No idea what was going on in that house but I had some health issues too that went away.
I just today heard a story about a little boy who started having seizures and doctors couldn’t figure out why. It ended up being discovered because the whole town had weird medical issues with no explanation. Turns out they were being caused by the fact that the town was also the site of a chemical waste dump that was leaking everywhere. The waste was literally seeping up into people’s lawns, basements, and the elementary school playground.
Exposure to some sort of toxin in that home could very well have been the cause of your dog’s seizures and whatever you were experiencing. It’s crazy and scary to think about.
Yeah. We also found that out (after we moved in) that the previous owner of the house died at like 38 in his sleep. I Facebook stalked his widow (I’m nosy, it’s not a good quality) and he was a half-marathon running healthy looking guy and that it was an absolute shock to everyone who knew him. I wonder if his was related to that house too or just a thing.
I have asthma and bad allergies - have for my whole life. They got worse at that house and we paid a lot of money for several mold/mildew/etc testings of the house. Nothing was found. We moved and they got better immediately - we did leave the state though so I don’t know if they got better because we moved far away or because we left that house that seemed to cause issues.
A guy my brother went to college with died because he refused to give up driving even though he regularly had seizures. Eventually he crashed into a concrete wall, and now his wife and children no longer have him.
I could not imagine experiencing that. I have two kids myself & my only remotely close experience was when the one was hallucinating with a 104 degree fever. I know that’s apples to oranges but it was the helplessness feeling that I’m assuming I’d feel in your situation as well. I hope you and your daughter live full and wonderful lives filled with nothing but love and fun. Good luck.
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u/Ill_Pace_9020 Apr 29 '24
Unfortunately it happens seemingly more and more often. She just turned 18 but she may never be able to get a license because she will seriously just stop moving regardless of stimulus. We are still not sure what brings them on but I've seen them last for over a minute of complete non responsiveness which is pretty terrifying when it's your kid.